rs2070776

A SNP in the CD79B gene on chromosome 17. Its most notable genotype is G;G: Likely slightly taller - carrier of two alleles for increased height

Gene
CD79B
Location
Chr 1763,930,138 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.1Worth knowing
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
40%

Genotypes

Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. G;GMost notableNot ratedLikely slightly taller - carrier of two alleles for increased heightWorth knowing · 2.138% of people
  2. A;GNot ratedLikely slightly taller - carrier of one allele for increased heightWorth knowing · 2.045% of people
  3. A;AGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.018% of people

SNPedia records rs2070776 on the minus strand: (C;C), (C;T), (T;T). 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.

  • AverageG;G 38% A;G 45% A;A 18%
  • European ancestry (Utah)G;G 43% A;G 44% A;A 13%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)G;G 21% A;G 45% A;A 34%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)G;G 22% A;G 50% A;A 27%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)G;G 59% A;G 33% A;A 8%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)G;G 56% A;G 35% A;A 9%
  • Chinese (Denver)G;G 27% A;G 44% A;A 29%
  • Gujarati IndianG;G 26% A;G 40% A;A 35%
  • Luhya (Kenya)G;G 45% A;G 50% A;A 6%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)G;G 31% A;G 53% A;A 16%
  • Maasai (Kenya)G;G 40% A;G 50% A;A 10%
  • TuscanG;G 48% A;G 46% A;A 6%

Source and license

Adapted from rs2070776 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.