rs2820443

This is a intergenic variant variant.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (19)

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

body fat distribution

Rask-Andersen M et al. “Genome-wide association study of body fat distribution identifies adiposity loci and sex-specific genetic effects.” Nature Communications 10(1):339 (2019)
Allele C
OR —
β 0.040
p 2.0e-30
N 116,138
Large GWAS
European

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 T
OR 0.03
p 3.0e-28
N 391,247
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

body fat percentage

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 1.0e-26
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

Umbilical hernia

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 1.26
p 4.0e-24
N 275,546
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

BMI-adjusted waist circumference

Christakoudi S et al. “GWAS of allometric body-shape indices in UK Biobank identifies loci suggesting associations with morphogenesis, organogenesis, adrenal cell renewal and cancer.” Scientific Reports 11(1):10688 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.03
p 6.0e-24
N 219,872
Major Consortium StudyLarge 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 1.10
p 4.0e-23
N 228,873
Meta-analysisLarge 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 1.09
p 3.0e-12
N 275,546
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

pulse pressure measurement

Evangelou E et al. “Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.” Nature Genetics 50(10):1412-1425 (2018)
Allele T
OR 0.19
p 4.0e-23
N 757,601
Large GWAS
European
Plotnikov D et al. “High Blood Pressure and Intraocular Pressure: A Mendelian Randomization Study.” Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 63(6):29 (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.17
p 2.0e-10
N 526,001
Large GWAS
European

hip circumference

Shungin D et al. “New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution.” Nature 518(7538):187-196 (2015)
Allele T
OR 0.03
p 5.0e-18
N 143,480
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

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