rs8176059
This is a protein-altering variant in the KEL gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (4)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (4)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
protein measurement
Pietzner M et al. “Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases.” Science (new York, N.y.) 374(6569):eabj1541 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.94
p 2.0e-47
N 10,708
Large GWAS
European
reticulocyte amount
Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.08
p 2.0e-15
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.08
p 2.0e-15
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European
HbA1c measurement
Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.06
p 1.0e-12
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. “Genetics of 35 blood and urine biomarkers in the UK Biobank.” Nature Genetics 53(2):185-194 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.07
p 1.0e-9
N 338,919
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry
reticulocyte count
Astle WJ et al. “The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.” Cell 167(5):1415-1429.e19 (2016)
Allele A
OR 0.10
p 4.0e-9
N 170,761
Large GWAS
European
About KEL
This gene encodes a type II transmembrane glycoprotein that is the highly polymorphic Kell blood group antigen. The Kell glycoprotein links via a single disulfide bond to the XK membrane protein that carries the Kx antigen. The encoded protein contains sequence and structural similarity to members of the neprilysin (M13) family of zinc endopeptidases. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
View all KEL variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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