rs148833559

A SNP in the STC2 gene on chromosome 5. Its most notable genotype is A;C: Height-related; on average, 2cm taller than non-carriers

Gene
STC2
Location
Chr 5173,328,063 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Tested on
Not on consumer chips

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;CMost notableNot ratedHeight-related; on average, 2cm taller than non-carriersWorth knowing · 2.0
  2. C;CGoodcommon/normalTypical · 0.0

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

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

- Height related SNP; carriers of the (rare) minor allele for this STC2 gene missense variant are approximately 2.1cm taller than non-carriers.

A;C

see citations at rs148833559

Source and license

Adapted from rs148833559 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.