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Title |
Summary |
rs16891982 C/C
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Generally non-european, but if european, 7x more likely to have black hair
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rs16891982 G/G
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Generally european; light skin; possibly an increased risk of melanoma
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this snp is associated with skin, hair, and eye colour, and risk of melanoma. individuals with the g;g genotype are generally of european descent and have fair skin.
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rs16891982 C/G
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If european, 7x more likely to have black hair |
rs16891982 -/-
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No summary provided. |
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Publications on this SNP on Mendeley
Evidence compiled by the Personal Genome Project
Gene |
Impact |
Trait |
Summary |
Inheritance |
SLC45A2 |
Low clinical importance, Uncertain benign |
Skin pigmentation |
Pigmentation allele for non-black hair, and consequently, possible increased susceptibility to malignant melanoma. |
unknown |
Publications listed by Genome.gov
Users who share this SNP: