rs16942421
A SNP in the KCTD1 gene on chromosome 18. Its most notable genotype is G;G: common on affy axiom data
- Gene
- KCTD1
- Location
- Chr 1826,576,461 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
- Minor allele frequency
- 8%
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
On SNPedia: (G;G). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.
Frequency
Share of each genotype in 9 HapMap populations.
- AverageG;G 89%
- European ancestry (Utah)G;G 83%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)G;G 81%
- Japanese (Tokyo)G;G 92%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)G;G 100%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)G;G 95%
- Chinese (Denver)G;G 77%
- Luhya (Kenya)G;G 95%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)G;G 88%
- Maasai (Kenya)G;G 92%
Source and license
Adapted from rs16942421 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.