rs1799930(A;A)

Somewhat increased risk of hearing loss

Magnitude
2.4Worth knowing
Repute
Bad
Frequency
7%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs1799930(A;A)
Gene
NAT2

Frequency

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

  • Gujarati Indian13%
  • European ancestry (Utah)12%
  • Tuscan10%
  • Maasai (Kenya)9%
  • Luhya (Kenya)8%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)8%
  • Chinese (Denver)6%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)5%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)4%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)2%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)2%

Other genotypes of rs1799930

  1. A;GBadPossibly slightly increased risk of hearing lossMinor · 1.738% of people
  2. G;GGoodNormalTypical · 0.055% of people

All about rs1799930

Notes

From SNPedia

Two studies have shown somewhat increased risk for age-related hearing impairment for rs1799930(A;A) individuals; one study has found no such association. See main rs-page for details.

Source and license

Adapted from rs1799930(A;A) 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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