rs45604339

This variant is located in the MAX gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)

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

chromosome, telomeric region length

Burren OS et al. “Genetic architecture of telomere length in 462,666 UK Biobank whole-genome sequences.” Nature Genetics 56(9):1832-1840 (2024)

Allele C

OR 0.03

p 9.0e-36

N 438,351

Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS

European

Thyroid stimulating hormone level

Rand SA et al. “Genome-wide association study and polygenic risk prediction of hypothyroidism.” Nature Genetics 57(12):3007-3015 (2025)

Allele T

OR 0.01

p 8.0e-10

N 482,873

Large GWAS

European

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ClinVar annotation

Benign★★★☆

3 submitters1 publication

Pheochromocytoma; not provided

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About MAX

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLHZ) family of transcription factors. It is able to form homodimers and heterodimers with other family members, which include Mad, Mxi1 and Myc. Myc is an oncoprotein implicated in cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. The homodimers and heterodimers compete for a common DNA target site (the E box) and rearrangement among these dimer forms provides a complex system of transcriptional regulation. Mutations of this gene have been reported to be associated with hereditary pheochromocytoma. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 7. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012]