rs17822931(C;T)

Wet earwax. Slightly better body odour.

Magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Repute
Good
Frequency
14%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs17822931(C;T)
Gene
ABCC11

Frequency

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

  • Gujarati Indian44%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)25%
  • European ancestry (Utah)23%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)20%
  • Tuscan18%
  • Chinese (Denver)14%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)7%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)4%
  • Maasai (Kenya)2%
  • Luhya (Kenya)2%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)0%

Other genotypes of rs17822931

  1. C;CNot ratedWet earwax. Normal body odour. Normal colostrum.Worth knowing · 2.060% 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

Heterozygous for wet earwax. This makes earwax wet, sticky, and honey-coloured, which is normal for non-Asians. Being heterozygous slightly improves body odour and may slightly reduce colostrum production for breast feeding. People with this usually still need to use deodorant.

Source and license

Adapted from rs17822931(C;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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