rs16887217
A SNP in the STAR gene on chromosome 8. Its most notable genotype is T;T: common/normal
- Gene
- STAR
- Location
- Chr 838,146,907 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
On SNPedia: (T;T). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.
Frequency
Share of each genotype in 7 HapMap populations.
- AverageT;T 85%
- European ancestry (Utah)T;T 100%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)T;T 83%
- Japanese (Tokyo)T;T 70%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)T;T 100%
- Chinese (Denver)T;T 74%
- Gujarati IndianT;T 67%
- TuscanT;T 98%
Related
Other STAR SNPs
- rs104894085A;ALipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH); treatment requiredVery important
- rs104894086T;TLipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH); treatment requiredVery important
- rs104894087T;TLipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH); treatment requiredVery important
- rs104894089T;TLipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH); treatment requiredVery important
- rs104894090A;ALipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH); treatment requiredVery important
- rs137852689G;GLipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH); treatment requiredVery important
- rs137852690A;ALipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH); treatment requiredVery important
- rs193922393-;-Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH); treatment requiredVery important
Source and license
Adapted from rs16887217 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.