rs121918116(C;T)
Benign erythrocytosis, resulting in more red blood cells
- Magnitude
- 3.0Important
- Repute
- Good
- On SNPedia
- rs121918116(A;G)Minus strand
- Gene
- EPOR
Other genotypes of rs121918116
Notes
From SNPedia
Discovered quite a while ago (1993; ), this mutation originally found in Finnish and Swedish Laplanders results in a mild familial (and dominant) form of erythrocytosis. Lifespan is unaffected, and in fact, the higher hematocrit levels (based on having more red blood cells) appears to predispose these individuals to perform better in endurance sports. Perhaps the best known example of this is the Olympic cross-country skier, Eero Mantyranta.
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Source and license
Adapted from rs121918116(A;G) 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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