rs6682237

This is a upstream gene variant variant in the JAK1 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

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

eosinophil count

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 2.0e-34
N 583,850
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
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 0.04
p 5.0e-22
N 447,598
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry
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-23
N 394,642
Large 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 1.0e-19
N 234,763
Large GWAS
European

About JAK1

This gene encodes a membrane protein that is a member of a class of protein-tyrosine kinases (PTK) characterized by the presence of a second phosphotransferase-related domain immediately N-terminal to the PTK domain. The encoded kinase phosphorylates STAT proteins (signal transducers and activators of transcription) and plays a key role in interferon-alpha/beta, interferon-gamma, and cytokine signal transduction. This gene plays a crucial role in effecting the expression of genes that mediate inflammation, epithelial remodeling, and metastatic cancer progression. This gene is a key component of the interleukin-6 (IL-6)/JAK1/STAT3 immune and inflammation response and is a therapeutic target for alleviating cytokine storms. The kinase activity of this gene is directly inhibited by the suppressor of cytokine signalling 1 (SOCS1) protein. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2020]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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