rs17612858(T;T)

Highest risk (~5x higher) for podoconiosis

Magnitude
3.0Important
Repute
Bad
On SNPedia
rs17612858(T;T)
Gene
HLA-DQA1

Other genotypes of rs17612858

  1. A;AGoodlowest risk of PodoconiosisTypical · 0.0
  2. A;TBadhigher risk (~2x) for podoconiosisWorth knowing · 2.0

All about rs17612858

Notes

From SNPedia

The presence of the minor allele (T) of this SNP was associated with an increased risk of susceptibility to podoconiosis substantially (odds ratio, 2.44 in the allelic model and 2.19 in the additive model). This is a neglected tropical disease which causes elephantiasis when exposed to volcanic soil. An estimated one-fifth of Ethiopians carry this genotype, increasing their risk for this debilitating disease. http://www.genome.gov/27558535

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Source and license

Adapted from rs17612858(T;T) 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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