rs79543

This variant is located in the L3MBTL2 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

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

Red cell distribution width

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 T

OR —

p 5.0e-20

N 563,352

Large GWAS

multi-ancestry

About L3MBTL2

Enables methylated histone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including ectoderm development; stem cell differentiation; and stem cell proliferation. Located in nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2025]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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