rs6556405

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)

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

platelet volume

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 0.06
p 1.0e-229
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
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 0.07
p 1.0e-191
N 460,935
Large GWAS
European
Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele C
OR 0.06
p 2.0e-135
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 C
OR 0.05
p 8.0e-17
N 97,007
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
African American or Afro-Caribbean

platelet count

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 2.0e-43
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
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 —
p 5.0e-39
N 721,201
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele C
OR 0.03
p 1.0e-24
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 C
OR 0.03
p 3.0e-21
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 C
OR —
p 6.0e-24
N 235,256
Large GWAS
European
Jee YH et al. “Genome-wide association studies in a large Korean cohort identify quantitative trait loci for 36 traits and illuminate their genetic architectures.” Nature Communications 16(1):4935 (2025)
Allele C
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-9
N 153,950
Large GWAS
East Asian

platelet component distribution width

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 8.0e-39
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele C
OR 0.03
p 6.0e-25
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European

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