rs72805612

This is a intron variant variant in the FTO gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (6)

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

prothrombin time measurement

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 0.03
p 6.0e-14
N 165,956
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

erythrocyte volume

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 0.02
p 2.0e-12
N 583,880
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

encounter with health service

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 0.05
p 4.0e-12
N 441,953
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

taste liking measurement

May-Wilson S et al. “Large-scale GWAS of food liking reveals genetic determinants and genetic correlations with distinct neurophysiological traits.” Nature Communications 13(1):2743 (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-11
N 159,554
Large GWAS
European

atrial fibrillation

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 0.05
p 3.0e-17
N 437,772
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

HbA1c measurement

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 0.05
p 4.0e-11
N 98,578
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
African American or Afro-Caribbean

About FTO

This gene is a nuclear protein of the AlkB related non-haem iron and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase superfamily but the exact physiological function of this gene is not known. Other non-heme iron enzymes function to reverse alkylated DNA and RNA damage by oxidative demethylation. Studies in mice and humans indicate a role in nervous and cardiovascular systems and a strong association with body mass index, obesity risk, and type 2 diabetes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2011]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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