rs34580448

This is a intron variant variant in the VCAN gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (19)

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

level of adhesion G-protein coupled receptor G2 in blood

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 0.13
p 4.0e-25
N 47,745
Large GWAS
European

saturated fatty acids to total fatty acids 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 0.04
p 2.0e-14
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

polyunsaturated fatty acids to monounsaturated fatty acids ratio

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 0.04
p 1.0e-13
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Sun Y et al. “GWAS and multi-omics integrative analysis reveal novel loci and their molecular mechanisms for circulating fatty acids.” Hgg Advances 6(4):100470 (2025)
Allele C
OR —
p 7.0e-9
N 239,268
Large GWAS
European

triglyceride 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 T
OR 0.05
p 1.0e-13
N 928,679
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Richardson TG et al. “Evaluating the relationship between circulating lipoprotein lipids and apolipoproteins with risk of coronary heart disease: A multivariable Mendelian randomisation analysis.” Plos Medicine 17(3):e1003062 (2020)
Allele T
OR 0.03
p 1.0e-11
N 441,016
Large GWAS
European
Koskeridis F et al. “Pleiotropic genetic architecture and novel loci for C-reactive protein levels.” Nature Communications 13(1):6939 (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.04
p 2.0e-9
N 361,194
Large GWAS
European

free cholesterol to total lipids in medium 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 0.03
p 3.0e-13
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

triglycerides to total lipids in small HDL 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 0.03
p 3.0e-13
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

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 0.03
p 4.0e-13
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

triglycerides to phosphoglycerides ratio

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 0.03
p 1.0e-12
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

cholesteryl esters to total lipids in medium HDL 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 0.03
p 2.0e-12
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

diverticular disease

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 0.12
p 2.0e-12
N 560,597
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

About VCAN

This gene is a member of the aggrecan/versican proteoglycan family. The protein encoded is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan and is a major component of the extracellular matrix. This protein is involved in cell adhesion, proliferation, proliferation, migration and angiogenesis and plays a central role in tissue morphogenesis and maintenance. Mutations in this gene are the cause of Wagner syndrome type 1. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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