rs972354

This variant is located in the BEST1 gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (10)

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

high density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement

Koskeridis F et al. Pleiotropic genetic architecture and novel loci for C-reactive protein levels. Nature Communications 13(1):6939 (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.03
p 9.0e-11
N 361,194
Large GWAS
European

ClinVar annotation

Benign★★★
3 submitters1 publication

Vitelliform macular dystrophy 2; Autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy; Retinitis Pigmentosa, Recessive; not provided

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About BEST1

This gene encodes a member of the bestrophin gene family. This small gene family is characterized by proteins with a highly conserved N-terminus with four to six transmembrane domains. Bestrophins may form chloride ion channels or may regulate voltage-gated L-type calcium-ion channels. Bestrophins are generally believed to form calcium-activated chloride-ion channels in epithelial cells but they have also been shown to be highly permeable to bicarbonate ion transport in retinal tissue. Mutations in this gene are responsible for juvenile-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD2), also known as Best macular dystrophy, in addition to adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD) and other retinopathies. Alternative splicing results in multiple variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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