rs438568

This is a regulatory region variant variant.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (28)

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

level of Ceramide (d40:2) in blood serum

Ottensmann L et al. “Genome-wide association analysis of plasma lipidome identifies 495 genetic associations.” Nature Communications 14(1):6934 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.23
p 4.0e-29
N 5,287
Large GWAS
European
Tabassum R et al. “Lipidome- and Genome-Wide Study to Understand Sex Differences in Circulatory Lipids.” Journal of the American Heart Association 11(19):e027103 (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.24
p 2.0e-12
N 2,624
Large GWAS
European

cholesteryl esters to total lipids in IDL percentage

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.02
p 2.0e-26
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

level of Ceramide (d42:2) in blood serum

Tabassum R et al. “Lipidome- and Genome-Wide Study to Understand Sex Differences in Circulatory Lipids.” Journal of the American Heart Association 11(19):e027103 (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.28
p 4.0e-22
N 2,624
Large GWAS
European

level of Ceramide (d40:1) in blood serum

Tabassum R et al. “Lipidome- and Genome-Wide Study to Understand Sex Differences in Circulatory Lipids.” Journal of the American Heart Association 11(19):e027103 (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.27
p 1.0e-19
N 2,624
Large GWAS
European

serum alanine aminotransferase amount

Pazoki R et al. “Genetic analysis in European ancestry individuals identifies 517 loci associated with liver enzymes.” Nature Communications 12(1):2579 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.00
p 1.0e-18
N 437,267
Large GWAS
European

This variant is in our database but has no known associations or PRS memberships yet.

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