rs1061170(C;T)

2.5x risk for AMD; higher mortality among nonagenarians

Magnitude
2.5Worth knowing
Repute
Bad
Frequency
33%Average of 4 populations
On SNPedia
rs1061170(C;T)
Gene
CFH

Frequency

Share of people with C;T in each HapMap population.

  • European ancestry (Utah)58%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)50%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)13%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)11%

Other genotypes of rs1061170

  1. C;CMost notableBad5.9x risk for AMD; higher mortality among nonagenariansImportant · 3.2<1% of people
  2. T;TGoodlower risk for AMD, generally longer live than (C) allele carriersMinor · 1.666% of people

All about rs1061170

Notes

From SNPedia

To minimize your risk of age related macular degeneration, consider a diet rich in vitamins C and E, lutein, zeaxanthin and the minerals zinc and copper, such as kale, spinach and broccoli. source

Source and license

Adapted from rs1061170(C;T) on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.

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