rs121918596

A SNP in the RYR1 gene on chromosome 19. Its most notable genotype is -;GAG: susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia

Gene
RYR1
Location
Chr 1938,499,646 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
3.0Important
Tested on
AncestryDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

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

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

rs121918596, aka p.Glu2347del, is a deletion SNP in the RYR1 gene associated with malignant hyperthermia.

-;GAG

You may be at higher risk for a bad response to anesthetics.

Source and license

Adapted from rs121918596 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.