rs174557

This variant is located in the FADS1 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (24)

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

platelet volume

Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.05
p 6.0e-144
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

platelet count

Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.04
p 1.0e-87
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

1-palmitoyl-2-dihomo-linolenoyl-GPC (16:0/20:3n3 or 6) measurement

Feofanova EV et al. “Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Human Metabolome in Multi-Ethnic Populations.” Nature Communications 14(1):3111 (2023)
Allele G
OR 0.40
p 8.0e-36
N 2,432
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

serum metabolite level

Li Y et al. “Genome-Wide Association Studies of Metabolites in Patients with CKD Identify Multiple Loci and Illuminate Tubular Transport Mechanisms.” Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : Jasn 29(5):1513-1524 (2018)
Allele G
OR 0.50
p 4.0e-29
N 1,143
Large GWAS
European
Feofanova EV et al. “A Genome-wide Association Study Discovers 46 Loci of the Human Metabolome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.” American Journal of Human Genetics 107(5):849-863 (2020)
Allele G
OR 0.28
p 5.0e-29
N 3,926
Large GWAS
Hispanic or Latin American

1-linoleoyl-GPI (18:2) measurement

Yin X et al. “Genome-wide association studies of metabolites in Finnish men identify disease-relevant loci.” Nature Communications 13(1):1644 (2022)
Allele G
OR 0.21
p 5.0e-28
N 6,136
Large GWAS
European

neutrophil count

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 6.0e-28
N 627,215
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

erythrocyte volume

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 A
OR 0.04
p 5.0e-27
N 583,965
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

body height

Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.01
p 1.0e-19
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Schoeler T et al. “Combining cross-sectional and longitudinal genomic approaches to identify determinants of cognitive and physical decline.” Nature Communications 16(1):4524 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.01
p 2.0e-19
N 405,540
Large GWAS
European

Sphingomyelin (d18:2/24:1, d18:1/24:2) measurement

Surendran P et al. “Rare and common genetic determinants of metabolic individuality and their effects on human health.” Nature Medicine 28(11):2321-2332 (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.09
p 1.0e-17
N 14,296
Large GWAS
European

About FADS1

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene family. Desaturase enzymes regulate unsaturation of fatty acids through the introduction of double bonds between defined carbons of the fatty acyl chain. FADS family members are considered fusion products composed of an N-terminal cytochrome b5-like domain and a C-terminal multiple membrane-spanning desaturase portion, both of which are characterized by conserved histidine motifs. This gene is clustered with family members FADS1 and FADS2 at 11q12-q13.1; this cluster is thought to have arisen evolutionarily from gene duplication based on its similar exon/intron organization. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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