rs1243168

A SNP in the SERPINA1 gene on chromosome 14. Its most notable genotype is A;A: Somewhat increased risk for chronic rhinosinusitis?

Gene
SERPINA1
Location
Chr 1494,375,029 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.3Worth knowing
Tested on
23andMe
Minor allele frequency
13%

Genotypes

Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. G;GGoodcommon/normalTypical · 0.082% of people
  2. A;AMost notableBadSomewhat increased risk for chronic rhinosinusitis?Worth knowing · 2.32% of people

SNPedia records rs1243168 on the minus strand: (C;C), (T;T). 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.

  • AverageG;G 82% A;A 2%
  • European ancestry (Utah)G;G 66% A;A 5%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)G;G 94% A;A 0%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)G;G 83% A;A 0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)G;G 97% A;A 0%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)G;G 86% A;A 0%
  • Chinese (Denver)G;G 88% A;A 0%
  • Gujarati IndianG;G 79% A;A 3%
  • Luhya (Kenya)G;G 96% A;A 0%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)G;G 71% A;A 2%
  • Maasai (Kenya)G;G 89% A;A <1%
  • TuscanG;G 55% A;A 8%

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

A;A

A risk factor for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (however currently based on only one study); see rs1243168

Source and license

Adapted from rs1243168 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.