rs1454292

A SNP in the RSL24D1P7 gene on chromosome 8. Its most notable genotype is C;C: curlier hair

Gene
RSL24D1P7
Location
Chr 85,068,943 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
37%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CMost notableNot ratedcurlier hairWorth knowing · 2.010% of people
  2. T;TNot ratedstraighter hairWorth knowing · 2.045% of people

On SNPedia: (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 4 HapMap populations.

  • AverageC;C 10% T;T 45%
  • European ancestry (Utah)C;C 17% T;T 35%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 8% T;T 42%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 5% T;T 54%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 11% T;T 51%

Source and license

Adapted from rs1454292 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.