rs4314618

This is a intron variant variant in the XKR6 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (5)

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

taste liking measurement

May-Wilson S et al. “Large-scale GWAS of food liking reveals genetic determinants and genetic correlations with distinct neurophysiological traits.” Nature Communications 13(1):2743 (2022)
Allele G
OR 0.03
p 7.0e-19
N 159,481
Large GWAS
European

carotid artery thickness

Yeung MW et al. “Twenty-Five Novel Loci for Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: A Genome-Wide Association Study in >45 000 Individuals and Meta-Analysis of >100 000 Individuals.” Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 42(4):484-501 (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.04
p 1.0e-14
N 45,185
Meta-analysisLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

fatty acid amount

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 A
OR —
p 5.0e-14
N 239,268
Large GWAS
European

About XKR6

Predicted to be involved in apoptotic process involved in development; engulfment of apoptotic cell; and phosphatidylserine exposure on apoptotic cell surface. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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