rs2173120

This is a intron variant variant in the VMP1 gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)

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

hematocrit

Sakaue S et al. A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes. Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)
Allele T
OR 0.02
p 9.0e-26
N 503,490
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

glycoprotein measurement

Zoodsma M et al. A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum. Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele T
OR 0.03
p 5.0e-25
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

C-reactive protein measurement

Allele T
OR 0.02
p 7.0e-22
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

About VMP1

This gene encodes a transmembrane protein that plays a key regulatory role in the process of autophagy. The ectopic overexpression of the encoded protein in cultured cells triggers autophagy even under nutrient-rich conditions. This gene is overexpressed in pancreatitis affected acinar cells where the encoded protein mediates sequestration and degradation of potentially deleterious activated zymogen granules in a process termed, zymophagy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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