rs34019521
This is a regulatory region variant variant in the B4GALNT3 gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement
Jee YH et al. “Genome-wide association studies in a large Korean cohort identify quantitative trait loci for 36 traits and illuminate their genetic architectures.” Nature Communications 16(1):4935 (2025)
Allele C
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-10
N 928,679
Large 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 0.02
p 9.0e-9
N 416,487
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
total cholesterol measurement
Jee YH et al. “Genome-wide association studies in a large Korean cohort identify quantitative trait loci for 36 traits and illuminate their genetic architectures.” Nature Communications 16(1):4935 (2025)
Allele C
OR 0.01
p 2.0e-9
N 928,679
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
About B4GALNT3
B4GALNT3 transfers N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) onto glucosyl residues to form N,N-prime-diacetyllactosediamine (LacdiNAc, or LDN), a unique terminal structure of cell surface N-glycans (Ikehara et al., 2006 [PubMed 16728562]).[supplied by OMIM, Aug 2008]
View all B4GALNT3 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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