rs174533
This variant is located in the MYRF gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (48)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (48)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
fatty acid amount
Richardson TG et al. “Characterising metabolomic signatures of lipid-modifying therapies through drug target mendelian randomisation.” Plos Biology 20(2):e3001547 (2022)
Allele G
OR 0.17
p —
N 115,006
Large GWAS
European
Harshfield EL et al. “Genome-wide analysis of blood lipid metabolites in over 5000 South Asians reveals biological insights at cardiometabolic disease loci.” Bmc Medicine 19(1):232 (2021)
Allele G
OR 0.05
p 3.0e-21
N 5,662
Large GWAS
South Asian
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 G
OR 0.11
p 9.9e-324
N 391,626
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European
Harshfield EL et al. “Genome-wide analysis of blood lipid metabolites in over 5000 South Asians reveals biological insights at cardiometabolic disease loci.” Bmc Medicine 19(1):232 (2021)
Allele G
OR 0.05
p 4.0e-21
N 5,662
Large GWAS
South Asian
polyunsaturated fatty acids to total fatty acids percentage
Sun Y et al. “GWAS and multi-omics integrative analysis reveal novel loci and their molecular mechanisms for circulating fatty acids.” Hgg Advances 6(4):100470 (2025)
Allele A
OR —
p 1.0e-300
N 239,268
Large GWAS
European
level of Phosphatidylcholine (16:0_20:4) in blood serum
Ottensmann L et al. “Genome-wide association analysis of plasma lipidome identifies 495 genetic associations.” Nature Communications 14(1):6934 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.60
p 6.0e-295
N 7,174
Large GWAS
European
level of Phosphatidylcholine (17:0_20:4) in blood serum
Ottensmann L et al. “Genome-wide association analysis of plasma lipidome identifies 495 genetic associations.” Nature Communications 14(1):6934 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.54
p 1.0e-235
N 7,106
Large GWAS
European
level of Phosphatidylcholine (16:0_22:5) in blood serum
Ottensmann L et al. “Genome-wide association analysis of plasma lipidome identifies 495 genetic associations.” Nature Communications 14(1):6934 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.41
p 5.0e-135
N 7,172
Large GWAS
European
citrate measurement
Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.03
p 2.0e-56
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
level of Phosphatidylinositol (18:0_20:4) in blood serum
Ottensmann L et al. “Genome-wide association analysis of plasma lipidome identifies 495 genetic associations.” Nature Communications 14(1):6934 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.25
p 3.0e-49
N 7,174
Large GWAS
European
eicosapentaenoate (EPA; 20:5n3) measurement
Hysi PG et al. “Metabolome Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies 74 Novel Genomic Regions Influencing Plasma Metabolites Levels.” Metabolites 12(1) (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.22
p 2.0e-43
N 8,809
Large GWAS
European
triacylglycerol 56:6 measurement
Ottensmann L et al. “Genome-wide association analysis of plasma lipidome identifies 495 genetic associations.” Nature Communications 14(1):6934 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.23
p 8.0e-43
N 7,151
Large GWAS
European
▶ClinVar annotation
Benign★★★☆
2 submitters1 publicationAbout MYRF
This gene encodes a transcription factor that is required for central nervous system myelination and may regulate oligodendrocyte differentiation. It is thought to act by increasing the expression of genes that effect myelin production but may also directly promote myelin gene expression. Loss of a similar gene in mouse models results in severe demyelination. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]
View all MYRF variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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