rs16944(A;A)

Increased risk (~3x) for osteoarthritis

Magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Repute
Bad
Frequency
28%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs16944(A;A)
Gene
IL1B

Frequency

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

  • Luhya (Kenya)42%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)40%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)35%
  • Maasai (Kenya)34%
  • Gujarati Indian34%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)28%
  • Chinese (Denver)28%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)23%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)23%
  • European ancestry (Utah)13%
  • Tuscan13%

Other genotypes of rs16944

  1. A;GBadMinorly increased risk of mental illness and osteoarthritisMinor · 1.547% of people
  2. G;GBadSlightly increased (~2x or less) risk for certain mental disordersWorth knowing · 2.025% of people

All about rs16944

Source and license

Adapted from rs16944(A;A) 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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