rs9927317

This variant is located in the FTO gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)

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

cellulitis, abscess

Verma A et al. “Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.” Science (new York, N.y.) 385(6706):eadj1182 (2024)

Allele C

OR 0.06

p 2.0e-27

N 401,417

Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS

European

uric acid measurement

Sakaue S et al. “A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes.” Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)

Allele G

OR 0.02

p 2.0e-17

N 473,241

Large GWAS

multi-ancestry

diabetes mellitus

Verma A et al. “Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.” Science (new York, N.y.) 385(6706):eadj1182 (2024)

Allele C

OR 0.12

p 5.0e-14

N 618,956

Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS

multi-ancestry

About FTO

This gene is a nuclear protein of the AlkB related non-haem iron and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase superfamily but the exact physiological function of this gene is not known. Other non-heme iron enzymes function to reverse alkylated DNA and RNA damage by oxidative demethylation. Studies in mice and humans indicate a role in nervous and cardiovascular systems and a strong association with body mass index, obesity risk, and type 2 diabetes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2011]