rs56179458

This variant is located in the UNC119B gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (4)

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

mean reticulocyte volume

Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.06
p 6.0e-139
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

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 0.05
p 4.0e-132
N 486,823
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 0.05
p 2.0e-57
N 583,865
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

erythrocyte volume

Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.05
p 9.0e-116
N 408,112
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 0.05
p 4.0e-59
N 583,880
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

erythrocyte 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 0.03
p 2.0e-33
N 405,369
Major Consortium StudyLarge 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]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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