rs17576(G;G)

Higher risk for lung cancer, and COPD in smokers; normal risk for MI

Magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Repute
Bad
Frequency
26%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs17576(G;G)
Gene
MMP9

Frequency

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

  • Han Chinese (Beijing)55%
  • Chinese (Denver)50%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)38%
  • Gujarati Indian38%
  • Maasai (Kenya)23%
  • Tuscan18%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)17%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)16%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)15%
  • Luhya (Kenya)11%
  • European ancestry (Utah)11%

Other genotypes of rs17576

  1. A;AMost notableNot ratednormal risk for lung cancer; higher risk for MIWorth knowing · 2.031% of people
  2. A;GBadhigher risk for MI and lung cancer, and COPD in smokersWorth knowing · 2.043% of people

All about rs17576

Source and license

Adapted from rs17576(G;G) 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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