rs3134900

This is a protein-altering variant in the MICB gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)

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

MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence B measurement

Pietzner M et al. “Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases.” Science (new York, N.y.) 374(6569):eabj1541 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.99
p —
N 10,708
Large GWAS
European
Sun BB et al. “Genomic atlas of the human plasma proteome.” Nature 558(7708):73-79 (2018)
Allele C
OR —
β 0.710
p 3.0e-101
N 3,301
Large GWAS
European
Thareja G et al. “Differences and commonalities in the genetic architecture of protein quantitative trait loci in European and Arab populations.” Human Molecular Genetics 32(6):907-916 (2023)
Allele C
OR 1.10
p 8.0e-55
N 2,935
Large GWAS
Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern, North African or Persian)
Surapaneni A et al. “Identification of 969 protein quantitative trait loci in an African American population with kidney disease attributed to hypertension.” Kidney International 102(5):1167-1177 (2022)
Allele C
OR 0.82
p 2.0e-23
N 466
Small GWAS
African American or Afro-Caribbean

blood protein amount

Gudjonsson A et al. “A genome-wide association study of serum proteins reveals shared loci with common diseases.” Nature Communications 13(1):480 (2022)
Allele G
OR 1.01
p 7.0e-220
N 5,365
Large GWAS
European

Inguinal 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 1.10
p 2.0e-8
N 275,546
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

About MICB

This gene encodes a heavily glycosylated protein which is a ligand for the NKG2D type II receptor. Binding of the ligand activates the cytolytic response of natural killer (NK) cells, CD8 alphabeta T cells, and gammadelta T cells which express the receptor. This protein is stress-induced and is similar to MHC class I molecules; however, it does not associate with beta-2-microglobulin or bind peptides. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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