rs55726687

This variant is located in the WNK1 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (9)

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

body mass index

Hawkes G et al. “Genetic evidence that high BMI in childhood has a protective effect on intermediate diabetes traits, including measures of insulin sensitivity and secretion, after accounting for BMI in adulthood.” Diabetologia 66(8):1472-1480 (2023)
Allele G
OR 0.02
p 3.0e-26
N 441,761
Large GWAS
European
Verma A et al. “Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.” Science (new York, N.y.) 385(6706):eadj1182 (2024)
Allele G
OR 0.03
p 8.0e-12
N 607,406
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry
Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.02
p 6.0e-20
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Harris BHL et al. “New role of fat-free mass in cancer risk linked with genetic predisposition.” Scientific Reports 14(1):7270 (2024)
Allele G
OR 0.02
p 8.0e-15
N 342,566
Large GWAS
European

base metabolic rate 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 0.01
p 3.0e-21
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

body weight

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 0.02
p 4.0e-21
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Verma A et al. “Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.” Science (new York, N.y.) 385(6706):eadj1182 (2024)
Allele A
OR 0.03
p 3.0e-12
N 609,198
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

body height

Richardson TG et al. “Use of genetic variation to separate the effects of early and later life adiposity on disease risk: mendelian randomisation study.” Bmj (clinical Research Ed.) 369:m1203 (2020)
Allele G
OR 0.01
p 3.0e-16
N 453,169
Large GWAS
European

hip circumference

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 0.02
p 2.0e-14
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

fat pad mass

Harris BHL et al. “New role of fat-free mass in cancer risk linked with genetic predisposition.” Scientific Reports 14(1):7270 (2024)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 4.0e-14
N 337,196
Large GWAS
European
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 0.02
p 1.0e-13
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

visceral adipose tissue quantity

Karlsson T et al. “Contribution of genetics to visceral adiposity and its relation to cardiovascular and metabolic disease.” Nature Medicine 25(9):1390-1395 (2019)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 8.0e-14
N 325,153
Large GWAS
European

Abnormality of the skeletal system

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 0.01
p 6.0e-15
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
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ClinVar annotation

Benign★★★☆
2 submitters1 publication
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About WNK1

This gene encodes a member of the WNK subfamily of serine/threonine protein kinases. The encoded protein may be a key regulator of blood pressure by controlling the transport of sodium and chloride ions. Mutations in this gene have been associated with pseudohypoaldosteronism type II and hereditary sensory neuropathy type II. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described but the full-length nature of all of them has yet to be determined.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]

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