rs17822931(C;C)

Wet earwax. Normal body odour. Normal colostrum.

Magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Repute
Not rated
Frequency
60%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs17822931(C;C)
Gene
ABCC11

Frequency

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

  • Yoruba (Nigeria)100%
  • Luhya (Kenya)98%
  • Maasai (Kenya)98%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)95%
  • Tuscan80%
  • European ancestry (Utah)76%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)72%
  • Gujarati Indian40%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)2%
  • Chinese (Denver)2%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)<1%

Other genotypes of rs17822931

  1. C;TGoodWet earwax. Slightly better body odour.Worth knowing · 2.014% of people
  2. T;TMost notableGoodDry earwax. No body odour. Likely Asian ancestry. Reduced colostrum.Worth knowing · 2.525% of people

All about rs17822931

Notes

From SNPedia

This is normal for non-Asians. It makes ear-wax wet, sticky, and honey-coloured. It also produces colostrum for breast feeding. People with this gene need to use deodorant to avoid smelling bad, unlike some Asians.

Source and license

Adapted from rs17822931(C;C) 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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