rs5418

This is a regulatory region variant variant in the SLC2A4 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (5)

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

systolic blood pressure

Keaton JM et al. “Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits.” Nature Genetics 56(5):778-791 (2024)
Allele A
OR 0.30
p 2.0e-33
N 1,028,980
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
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 A
OR 0.01
p 2.0e-18
N 928,679
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

diastolic blood pressure

Keaton JM et al. “Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits.” Nature Genetics 56(5):778-791 (2024)
Allele A
OR 0.16
p 2.0e-25
N 1,028,980
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

pulse pressure measurement

Keaton JM et al. “Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits.” Nature Genetics 56(5):778-791 (2024)
Allele A
OR 0.15
p 4.0e-17
N 1,028,980
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

adiponectin measurement

Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.04
p 2.0e-16
N 47,745
Large GWAS
European

visceral:gluteofemoral adipose tissue ratio measurement

Agrawal S et al. “Inherited basis of visceral, abdominal subcutaneous and gluteofemoral fat depots.” Nature Communications 13(1):3771 (2022)
Allele G
OR 0.06
p 5.0e-8
N 18,984
Large GWAS
European, East Asian, South Asian, African unspecified, NR

About SLC2A4

This gene is a member of the solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter) family and encodes a protein that functions as an insulin-regulated facilitative glucose transporter. In the absence of insulin, this integral membrane protein is sequestered within the cells of muscle and adipose tissue. Within minutes of insulin stimulation, the protein moves to the cell surface and begins to transport glucose across the cell membrane. Mutations in this gene have been associated with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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