rs17115100

A SNP in the CYP17A1 gene on chromosome 10. Its most notable genotype is T;T: Increased risk of developing Parkinson's Disease

Gene
CYP17A1
Location
Chr 10102,831,636 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
16%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. G;GGoodcommon on affy axiom dataTypical · 0.070% of people
  2. G;TBadslightly increased risk of developing Parkinson's DiseaseMinor · 1.525% of people
  3. T;TMost notableBadIncreased risk of developing Parkinson's DiseaseWorth knowing · 2.05% of people

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

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 11 HapMap populations.

  • AverageG;G 70% G;T 25% T;T 5%
  • European ancestry (Utah)G;G 85% G;T 14% T;T <1%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)G;G 42% G;T 42% T;T 17%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)G;G 44% G;T 43% T;T 12%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)G;G 93% G;T 7% T;T 0%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)G;G 90% G;T 11% T;T 0%
  • Chinese (Denver)G;G 42% G;T 46% T;T 12%
  • Gujarati IndianG;G 52% G;T 41% T;T 8%
  • Luhya (Kenya)G;G 91% G;T 9% T;T 0%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)G;G 64% G;T 31% T;T 5%
  • Maasai (Kenya)G;G 89% G;T 11% T;T 0%
  • TuscanG;G 78% G;T 22% T;T 1%

Source and license

Adapted from rs17115100 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.