rs7810969

This variant is located in the HGF gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

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

hepatocyte growth factor level

Thareja G et al. “Differences and commonalities in the genetic architecture of protein quantitative trait loci in European and Arab populations.” Human Molecular Genetics 32(6):907-916 (2023)
Allele T
OR 0.29
p 3.0e-15
N 2,935
Large GWAS
Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern, North African or Persian)

About HGF

This gene encodes a protein that binds to the hepatocyte growth factor receptor to regulate cell growth, cell motility and morphogenesis in numerous cell and tissue types. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate alpha and beta chains, which form the mature heterodimer. This protein is secreted by mesenchymal cells and acts as a multi-functional cytokine on cells of mainly epithelial origin. This protein also plays a role in angiogenesis, tumorogenesis, and tissue regeneration. Although the encoded protein is a member of the peptidase S1 family of serine proteases, it lacks peptidase activity. Mutations in this gene are associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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