rs2069849
A SNP in the IL6 gene on chromosome 7. Its most notable genotype is C;C: common genotype
- Gene
- IL6
- Location
- Chr 722,731,537 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
On SNPedia: (C;C). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.
Frequency
Share of each genotype in 10 HapMap populations.
- AverageC;C 87%
- European ancestry (Utah)C;C 97%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 100%
- Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 100%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 69%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 70%
- Gujarati IndianC;C 88%
- Luhya (Kenya)C;C 78%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 85%
- Maasai (Kenya)C;C 82%
- TuscanC;C 96%
Related
Other IL6 SNPs
- rs1800795C;Cless IL6; certain risks, see detailsWorth knowing
- rs1524107C;Ccommon in complete genomicsTypical
- rs2066992G;Gcommon in complete genomicsTypical
- rs2069827G;GNo summary available.Typical
- rs2069830C;Ccommon in complete genomicsTypical
- rs2069861C;CNo summary available.Typical
- rs13306435T;Tcommon in complete genomicsTypical
Source and license
Adapted from rs2069849 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.