rs17315646

This variant is located in the GALNT2 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (9)

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

triglyceride measurement

Verma A et al. “Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.” Science (new York, N.y.) 385(6706):eadj1182 (2024)
Allele C
OR 0.06
p 3.0e-88
N 391,626
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

total lipids in large LDL

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.03
p 5.0e-55
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

protein measurement

Pietzner M et al. “Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases.” Science (new York, N.y.) 374(6569):eabj1541 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.17
p 1.0e-36
N 10,708
Large GWAS
European

dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 measurement

Sun BB et al. “Genomic atlas of the human plasma proteome.” Nature 558(7708):73-79 (2018)
Allele G
OR —
β 0.270
p 8.0e-27
N 3,301
Large GWAS
European

platelet count

Sakaue S et al. “A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes.” Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)
Allele G
OR 0.02
p 4.0e-24
N 499,097
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

cholesteryl esters to total lipids in large LDL percentage

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-21
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

Chen MH et al. “Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.” Cell 182(5):1198-1213.e14 (2020)
Allele G
OR —
p 3.0e-14
N 642,173
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Sakaue S et al. “A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes.” Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)
Allele G
OR 0.01
p 1.0e-10
N 485,950
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

protein DEPP measurement

Pietzner M et al. “Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases.” Science (new York, N.y.) 374(6569):eabj1541 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.10
p 6.0e-12
N 10,708
Large GWAS
European

high density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement

Verma A et al. “Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.” Science (new York, N.y.) 385(6706):eadj1182 (2024)
Allele C
OR 0.06
p 3.0e-72
N 578,125
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

About GALNT2

This gene encodes a member of the glycosyltransferase 2 protein family. Members of this family initiate mucin-type O-glycoslation of peptides in the Golgi apparatus. The encoded protein may be involved in O-linked glycosylation of the immunoglobulin A1 hinge region. This gene may influence triglyceride levels, and may be involved Type 2 diabetes, as well as several types of cancer. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2014]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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