rs629301

This variant is located in the CELSR2 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (44)

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

total cholesterol measurement

Willer CJ et al. “Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.” Nature Genetics 45(11):1274-1283 (2013)
Allele G
OR 0.13
p 2.0e-170
N 94,595
Large GWAS
European
Teslovich TM et al. “Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.” Nature 466(7307):707-713 (2010)
Allele G
OR 5.41
p 6.0e-131
N 100,184
Large GWAS
European
Hoffmann TJ et al. “A large electronic-health-record-based genome-wide study of serum lipids.” Nature Genetics 50(3):401-413 (2018)
Allele G
OR 0.14
p 7.0e-135
N 94,674
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Petty LE et al. “Large-scale multi-omics analyses in Hispanic/Latino populations identify genes for cardiometabolic traits.” Nature Communications 16(1):3438 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.15
p 3.0e-93
N 62,209
Large GWAS
Hispanic or Latin American
Kulminski AM et al. “Quantitative and Qualitative Role of Antagonistic Heterogeneity in Genetics of Blood Lipids.” The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 75(10):1811-1819 (2020)
Allele G
OR 5.80
p 2.0e-57
N 29,902
Large GWAS
European

cholesteryl esters to total lipids in very large HDL percentage

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele T
OR 0.06
p 9.0e-116
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

free cholesterol to total lipids in small LDL percentage

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele T
OR 0.04
p 6.0e-74
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

cholesterol to total lipids in chylomicrons and extremely large VLDL percentage

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele T
OR 0.04
p 1.0e-64
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

cholesterol to total lipids in large VLDL percentage

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele T
OR 0.04
p 2.0e-61
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

blood VLDL cholesterol amount

Richardson TG et al. “Characterising metabolomic signatures of lipid-modifying therapies through drug target mendelian randomisation.” Plos Biology 20(2):e3001547 (2022)
Allele G
OR 0.07
p 4.0e-48
N 115,082
Large GWAS
European
Karjalainen MK et al. “Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers.” Nature 628(8006):130-138 (2024)
Allele G
OR 0.05
p 1.0e-22
N 136,016
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

coronary artery disease

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 0.11
p 2.0e-38
N 404,034
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry
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Research that mentions this SNP (1)

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The novel genetic variant predisposing to coronary artery disease in the region of the PSRC1 and CELSR2 genes on chromosome 1 associates with serum cholesterol
AssociationN=3,974Nilesh J. Samani et al.(2008)· Journal of Molecular Medicine

This genome-wide association study investigated whether seven CAD-associated loci affect coronary artery disease risk through traditional cardiovascular risk factors. The study found that rs599839, located near PSRC1 and CELSR2 on chromosome 1p13.3, showed a strong association with serum cholesterol levels, with the risk allele A associated with 0.17 mmol/l higher total cholesterol per allele copy (P = 3.84 × 10⁻⁶) and 0.19 mmol/l higher LDL cholesterol (P = 8.56 × 10⁻⁵). This association was replicated in independent cohorts and the findings support further investigation of these genes in cholesterol metabolism and coronary risk.

Traits studied:Blood pressureBlood urateBody mass indexCoronary artery diseaseCreatinine clearanceGlucoseHDL cholesterolLDL cholesterolMyocardial infarctionTotal cholesterolWaist-hip ratio
PubMedDOIMetascience Observatory

About CELSR2

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the flamingo subfamily, part of the cadherin superfamily. The flamingo subfamily consists of nonclassic-type cadherins; a subpopulation that does not interact with catenins. The flamingo cadherins are located at the plasma membrane and have nine cadherin domains, seven epidermal growth factor-like repeats and two laminin A G-type repeats in their ectodomain. They also have seven transmembrane domains, a characteristic unique to this subfamily. It is postulated that these proteins are receptors involved in contact-mediated communication, with cadherin domains acting as homophilic binding regions and the EGF-like domains involved in cell adhesion and receptor-ligand interactions. The specific function of this particular member has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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