rs6739706
This is a intron variant variant in the TMEM163 gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
hair color
Morgan MD et al. “Genome-wide study of hair colour in UK Biobank explains most of the SNP heritability.” Nature Communications 9(1):5271 (2018)
Allele A
OR 1.06
p 2.0e-14
N 323,317
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European
About TMEM163
Predicted to enable zinc ion binding activity. Involved in myelination and zinc export across plasma membrane. Predicted to be located in early endosome membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane and synaptic vesicle membrane. Implicated in hypomyelinating leukodystrophy 25. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
View all TMEM163 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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