rs72781671
This is a downstream gene variant variant in the MFSD2B gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (5)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (5)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
erythrocyte volume
Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele G
OR 0.06
p 2.0e-59
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European
red blood cell density
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 G
OR 0.04
p 9.0e-56
N 545,203
Large GWAS
European
lymphocyte percentage of leukocytes
Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.03
p 5.0e-29
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
monocyte count
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 A
OR 0.04
p 2.0e-21
N 296,975
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
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 A
OR 0.04
p 3.0e-12
N 583,865
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry
About MFSD2B
Enables sphingolipid transporter activity. Involved in lipid transport. Is active in plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
View all MFSD2B variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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