rs1160312

A SNP in the LINC01432 gene on chromosome 20. Its most notable genotype is A;A: 2.56x increased risk of Male Pattern Baldness.

Gene
LINC01432
Location
Chr 2022,069,865 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
39%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableBad2.56x increased risk of Male Pattern Baldness.Worth knowing · 2.012% of people
  2. A;GBad1.6x increased risk of Male Pattern Baldness.Worth knowing · 2.042% of people
  3. G;GGoodReduced risk of Baldness.Worth knowing · 2.046% of people

On SNPedia: (A;A), (A;G), (G;G). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 11 HapMap populations.

  • AverageA;A 12% A;G 42% G;G 46%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A 31% A;G 48% G;G 21%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 9% A;G 42% G;G 49%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 8% A;G 36% G;G 56%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 5% A;G 35% G;G 59%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 7% A;G 44% G;G 49%
  • Chinese (Denver)A;A 16% A;G 39% G;G 46%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 17% A;G 54% G;G 30%
  • Luhya (Kenya)A;A 5% A;G 36% G;G 60%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 9% A;G 43% G;G 48%
  • Maasai (Kenya)A;A 3% A;G 42% G;G 55%
  • TuscanA;A 19% A;G 47% G;G 34%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Other LINC01432 SNPs

All LINC01432 SNPs

Genosets

Genosets combine several genotypes. Twofold checks them in your report.

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

nature Baldness OR = 1.60, P = 1.1 times 10-14). see also gs122 The risk allele is assumed to be rs1160312(A). Note that a haplotype consisting of rs201571(T) - rs6036025(G) has a perfect correlation (r2 = 1) with rs1160312(A), at least in the Caucasian population studied.

Source and license

Adapted from rs1160312 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.

SNPedia is a community-edited wiki. Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice. Magnitude is a community rating of how interesting a genotype is, not a risk score.