rs2290159

This is a downstream gene variant variant in the RAF1 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)

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

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 C
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-10
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

total cholesterol measurement

Willer CJ et al. “Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.” Nature Genetics 45(11):1274-1283 (2013)
Allele C
OR —
β 0.037
p 2.0e-9
N 94,595
Large GWAS
European
Teslovich TM et al. “Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.” Nature 466(7307):707-713 (2010)
Allele C
OR 1.42
p 4.0e-9
N 100,184
Large GWAS
European
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ClinVar annotation

Benign★★★☆
2 submitters1 publication
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About RAF1

This gene is the cellular homolog of viral raf gene (v-raf). The encoded protein is a MAP kinase kinase kinase (MAP3K), which functions downstream of the Ras family of membrane associated GTPases to which it binds directly. Once activated, the cellular RAF1 protein can phosphorylate to activate the dual specificity protein kinases MEK1 and MEK2, which in turn phosphorylate to activate the serine/threonine specific protein kinases, ERK1 and ERK2. Activated ERKs are pleiotropic effectors of cell physiology and play an important role in the control of gene expression involved in the cell division cycle, apoptosis, cell differentiation and cell migration. Mutations in this gene are associated with Noonan syndrome 5 and LEOPARD syndrome 2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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