rs174570

A SNP in the FADS2 gene on chromosome 11. Its most notable genotype is C;C.

Gene
FADS2
Location
Chr 1161,829,740 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
24%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CMost notableNot ratedNo summary available.Typical · 0.071% of people

On SNPedia: (C;C). 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.

  • AverageC;C 71%
  • European ancestry (Utah)C;C 77%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 40%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 46%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 99%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 93%
  • Chinese (Denver)C;C 28%
  • Gujarati IndianC;C 95%
  • Luhya (Kenya)C;C 99%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 28%
  • Maasai (Kenya)C;C 92%
  • TuscanC;C 81%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Other FADS2 SNPs

All FADS2 SNPs

Notes

From SNPedia

Show notes, about 150 words

per the 23andMe blog, the minor allele of this SNP (T) was associated with decreased cholesterol and increased triglycerides {| border="1" |- !SNP !Rarer allele !LDL !HDL !TG |- | rs6544713 || T || + || || |- | rs2650000 || A || + || || |- | rs471364 || C || || - || |- | rs1800961 || T || || - || |- | rs7679 || C || || - || + |- | rs2967605 || T || || - || |- | rs2409722 || T || || || - |- | rs10903129 || A || - || - || - |- | rs6756629 || A || - || + || - |- | rs12670798 || C || + || + || + |- | rs7395662 || A || - || + || + |- | rs174570 || T || - || - || + |- | rs2271293 || A || - || + || - |- | rs2624265 || C || || || + |- | rs2167079 || T || || + || |- | rs9891572 || T || || + || |- | rs4844614 || T || + || || |- | rs5031002 || G || + || || |- |} rs7115739 and rs174570 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/349/6254/1343.full Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation

Source and license

Adapted from rs174570 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.