rs150391908

This is a downstream gene variant variant in the AMY2B gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)

Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.

level of alpha-amylase 2A in blood

Allele G
OR 0.76
p 2.0e-151
N 47,745
Large GWAS
European

level of alpha-amylase 2B in blood serum

Allele G
OR 0.72
p 7.0e-134
N 47,745
Large GWAS
European

About AMY2B

Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the pancreas. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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