rs9295741
This variant is located in the ELOVL2 gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (5)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (5)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
1-docosapentaenoyl-GPC (22:5n3) measurement
Surendran P et al. “Rare and common genetic determinants of metabolic individuality and their effects on human health.” Nature Medicine 28(11):2321-2332 (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.12
p 4.0e-31
N 14,296
Large GWAS
European
phosphatidylcholine (16:0/22:5n3, 18:1/20:4) measurement
Surendran P et al. “Rare and common genetic determinants of metabolic individuality and their effects on human health.” Nature Medicine 28(11):2321-2332 (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.09
p 1.0e-19
N 14,296
Large GWAS
European
1-stearoyl-2-docosapentaenoyl-GPC (18:0/22:5n3) measurement
Hysi PG et al. “Metabolome Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies 74 Novel Genomic Regions Influencing Plasma Metabolites Levels.” Metabolites 12(1) (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.12
p 3.0e-16
N 8,809
Large GWAS
European
1-palmitoyl-2-docosahexaenoyl-GPC (16:0/22:6) measurement
Hysi PG et al. “Metabolome Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies 74 Novel Genomic Regions Influencing Plasma Metabolites Levels.” Metabolites 12(1) (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.12
p 4.0e-16
N 8,809
Large GWAS
European
docosapentaenoic acid measurement
Yang C et al. “Genome-wide association studies and fine-mapping identify genomic loci for n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in Hispanic American and African American cohorts.” Communications Biology 6(1):852 (2023)
Allele T
OR 5.54
p 3.0e-8
N 2,278
Large GWAS
African American or Afro-Caribbean
About ELOVL2
Enables fatty acid elongase activity. Involved in fatty acid elongation, polyunsaturated fatty acid and very long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
View all ELOVL2 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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