rs73339979
This is a regulatory region variant variant in the GLTPD2 gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
total cholesterol measurement
Graham SE et al. “The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids.” Nature 600(7890):675-679 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.05
p 6.0e-17
N 99,432
Large GWAS
African American or Afro-Caribbean, African unspecified
Klarin D et al. “Genetics of blood lipids among ~300,000 multi-ethnic participants of the Million Veteran Program.” Nature Genetics 50(11):1514-1523 (2018)
Allele C
OR 0.06
p 8.0e-15
N 297,626
Major Consortium StudyLarge 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 0.05
p 2.0e-15
N 112,265
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
African American or Afro-Caribbean
low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement
Graham SE et al. “The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids.” Nature 600(7890):675-679 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.05
p 4.0e-12
N 99,432
Large GWAS
African American or Afro-Caribbean, African unspecified
Klarin D et al. “Genetics of blood lipids among ~300,000 multi-ethnic participants of the Million Veteran Program.” Nature Genetics 50(11):1514-1523 (2018)
Allele C
OR 0.05
p 4.0e-11
N 297,626
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry
triglyceride 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 0.04
p 4.0e-13
N 107,786
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
African American or Afro-Caribbean
About GLTPD2
Predicted to enable ceramide 1-phosphate binding activity and ceramide 1-phosphate transfer activity. Predicted to be involved in ceramide transport and intermembrane lipid transfer. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytosol. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
View all GLTPD2 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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