rs17756311

A SNP in the CDKN2B-AS1 gene on chromosome 9. Its most notable genotype is A;A: Possible higher risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Gene
CDKN2B-AS1
Location
Chr 922,053,896 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
1.5Minor
Tested on
Not on consumer chips

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableBadPossible higher risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaMinor · 1.5<1% of people

On SNPedia: (A;A). 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.

  • AverageA;A <1%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A <1%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 0%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A <1%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 0%
  • Chinese (Denver)A;A 0%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 0%
  • Luhya (Kenya)A;A 4%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 0%
  • Maasai (Kenya)A;A <1%
  • TuscanA;A 0%

Other CDKN2B-AS1 SNPs

All CDKN2B-AS1 SNPs

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

Novel susceptibility variants at 10p12.31-12.2 for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in ethnically diverse populations.

Source and license

Adapted from rs17756311 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.