rs7611020

This is a intron variant variant in the MITF gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

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

platelet count

Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)

Allele A

OR 0.02

p 2.0e-17

N 408,112

Large GWAS

European

About MITF

The protein encoded by this gene is a transcription factor that contains both basic helix-loop-helix and leucine zipper structural features. The encoded protein regulates melanocyte development and is responsible for pigment cell-specific transcription of the melanogenesis enzyme genes. Heterozygous mutations in the this gene cause auditory-pigmentary syndromes, such as Waardenburg syndrome type 2 and Tietz syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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