rs12934922(T;T)

Reduced conversion of beta-carotene to retinol

Magnitude
1.0Minor
Repute
Not rated
Frequency
6%Average of 4 populations
On SNPedia
rs12934922(T;T)
Gene
BCO1

Frequency

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

  • European ancestry (Utah)19%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)2%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)2%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)0%

Other genotypes of rs12934922

  1. A;ANot ratednormalTypical · 0.063% of people
  2. A;TMost notableBadReduced conversion of beta-carotene to retinolMinor · 1.031% of people

All about rs12934922

Notes

From SNPedia

Associated with Rs7501331 and reduced BCMO1, lower ability to convert beta-carotene to retinyl esters and higher serum beta-carotene levels. See also Rs7501331

Source and license

Adapted from rs12934922(T;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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