rs55730005
This variant is located in the UNC119B gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
erythrocyte volume
Chen MH et al. “Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.” Cell 182(5):1198-1213.e14 (2020)
Allele A
OR —
p 2.0e-183
N 696,882
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Red cell distribution width
Chen MH et al. “Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.” Cell 182(5):1198-1213.e14 (2020)
Allele C
OR 0.04
p 5.0e-76
N 531,774
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 C
OR 0.03
p 5.0e-51
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Pilling LC et al. “Red blood cell distribution width: Genetic evidence for aging pathways in 116,666 volunteers.” Plos One 12(9):e0185083 (2017)
Allele C
OR 0.03
p 7.0e-17
N 116,666
Large GWAS
European
About UNC119B
Enables lipid binding activity. Involved in cilium assembly and lipoprotein transport. Located in ciliary transition zone. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
View all UNC119B variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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