rs998451
This is a regulatory region variant variant in the TMEM163 gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
total cholesterol measurement
Graham SE et al. “The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids.” Nature 600(7890):675-679 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.01
p 2.0e-14
N 1,320,016
Large GWAS
European
About TMEM163
Predicted to enable zinc ion binding activity. Involved in myelination and zinc export across plasma membrane. Predicted to be located in early endosome membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane and synaptic vesicle membrane. Implicated in hypomyelinating leukodystrophy 25. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
View all TMEM163 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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