rs4940572

This is a regulatory region variant variant in the BCL2 gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)

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

lymphocyte count

Vuckovic D et al. The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases. Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.03
p 7.0e-15
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 4.0e-14
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

lymphocyte percentage of leukocytes

Allele A
OR 0.02
p 2.0e-12
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Vuckovic D et al. The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases. Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 2.0e-10
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European

total blood protein measurement

Sakaue S et al. A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes. Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.03
p 5.0e-17
N 133,321
Large GWAS
East Asian

About BCL2

This gene encodes an integral outer mitochondrial membrane protein that blocks the apoptotic death of some cells such as lymphocytes. Constitutive expression of BCL2, such as in the case of translocation of BCL2 to Ig heavy chain locus, is thought to be the cause of follicular lymphoma. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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