rs668948

This is a intergenic variant variant in the LOC124905593 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (31)

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

triglycerides in large LDL 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 0.08
p 1.0e-231
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

triglycerides in IDL 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 0.08
p 8.0e-193
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

hyperlipidemia

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 0.16
p 1.0e-145
N 426,603
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

metabolic 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 0.16
p 2.0e-143
N 426,570
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

cholesteryl esters 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 A
OR 0.05
p 8.0e-92
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 A
OR 0.05
p 5.0e-87
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Davyson E et al. “Metabolomic Investigation of Major Depressive Disorder Identifies a Potentially Causal Association With Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids.” Biological Psychiatry 94(8):630-639 (2023)
Allele A
OR 0.06
p 5.0e-22
N 85,701
Large GWAS
European

omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid measurement

Sun Y et al. “GWAS and multi-omics integrative analysis reveal novel loci and their molecular mechanisms for circulating fatty acids.” Hgg Advances 6(4):100470 (2025)
Allele G
OR —
p 3.0e-60
N 110,346
Large GWAS
European
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 0.08
p 7.0e-49
N 115,006
Large GWAS
European

phosphoglycerides measurement

Karjalainen MK et al. “Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers.” Nature 628(8006):130-138 (2024)
Allele A
OR 0.08
p 4.0e-50
N 136,016
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

This variant is in our database but has no known associations or PRS memberships yet.

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