rs55794721

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (11)

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

erythrocyte attribute

Akbari P et al. “A genome-wide association study of blood cell morphology identifies cellular proteins implicated in disease aetiology.” Nature Communications 14(1):5023 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.20
p 5.0e-133
N 30,565
Large GWAS
European

platelet count

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 0.06
p 4.0e-78
N 407,021
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European
Kachuri L et al. “Genetic determinants of blood-cell traits influence susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.” American Journal of Human Genetics 108(10):1823-1835 (2021)
Allele G
OR —
p 1.0e-30
N 235,256
Large GWAS
European

platelet crit

Astle WJ et al. “The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.” Cell 167(5):1415-1429.e19 (2016)
Allele A
OR 0.05
p 7.0e-37
N 164,339
Large GWAS
European

pyruvate measurement

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 2.0e-29
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement

Schoeler T et al. “Participation bias in the UK Biobank distorts genetic associations and downstream analyses.” Nature Human Behaviour 7(7):1216-1227 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.01
p 3.0e-8
N 269,545
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

high density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement

Koskeridis F et al. “Pleiotropic genetic architecture and novel loci for C-reactive protein levels.” Nature Communications 13(1):6939 (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.01
p 4.0e-8
N 361,194
Large GWAS
European

blood sedimentation trait

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 0.08
p 3.0e-30
N 45,436
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

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-82
N 696,882
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Astle WJ et al. “The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.” Cell 167(5):1415-1429.e19 (2016)
Allele A
OR 0.03
p 5.0e-16
N 172,433
Large GWAS
European

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