rs17855988

This variant is located in the ELN gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (8)

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

level of elastin in blood

Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele C
OR 0.12
p 1.0e-49
N 47,745
Large GWAS
European

Inguinal hernia

Choquet H et al. “Ancestry- and sex-specific effects underlying inguinal hernia susceptibility identified in a multiethnic genome-wide association study meta-analysis.” Human Molecular Genetics 31(13):2279-2293 (2022)
Allele C
OR 0.87
p 1.0e-19
N 513,120
Meta-analysisLarge 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 C
OR 0.14
p 4.0e-12
N 623,807
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Wei J et al. “Identification of fifty-seven novel loci for abdominal wall hernia development and their biological and clinical implications: results from the UK Biobank.” Hernia : the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery 26(1):335-348 (2022)
Allele C
OR 1.12
p 2.0e-8
N 275,546
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

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 C
OR 0.02
p 5.0e-18
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 C
OR 0.02
p 8.0e-18
N 405,540
Large GWAS
European

health trait

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 1.0e-12
N 405,979
Large GWAS
European

Hernia

Ahmed WU et al. “Shared genetic architecture of hernias: A genome-wide association study with multivariable meta-analysis of multiple hernia phenotypes.” Plos One 17(12):e0272261 (2022)
Allele G
OR 1.08
p 4.0e-12
N 375,822
Meta-analysisLarge GWAS
European

cortical thickness

Shadrin AA et al. “Vertex-wise multivariate genome-wide association study identifies 780 unique genetic loci associated with cortical morphology.” Neuroimage 244:118603 (2021)
Allele C
OR —
p 2.0e-10
N 35,657
Large GWAS
European
van der Meer D et al. “The genetic architecture of human cortical folding.” Science Advances 7(51):eabj9446 (2021)
Allele C
OR 5.83
p 5.0e-9
N 33,748
Large GWAS
European

forced expiratory volume

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 0.02
p 3.0e-9
N 373,397
Large GWAS
European
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ClinVar annotation

Conflicting Classifications
2 submitters5 publications

Supravalvar aortic stenosis; not provided

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About ELN

This gene encodes a protein that is one of the two components of elastic fibers. Elastic fibers comprise part of the extracellular matrix and confer elasticity to organs and tissues including the heart, skin, lungs, ligaments, and blood vessels. The encoded protein is rich in hydrophobic amino acids such as glycine and proline, which form mobile hydrophobic regions bounded by crosslinks between lysine residues. Degradation products of the encoded protein, known as elastin-derived peptides or elastokines, bind the elastin receptor complex and other receptors and stimulate migration and proliferation of monocytes and skin fibroblasts. Elastokines can also contribute to cancer progression. Deletions and mutations in this gene are associated with supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) and autosomal dominant cutis laxa. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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