rs2229491

A SNP in the HSPG2 gene on chromosome 1. Its most notable genotype is T;T: common in clinvar

Gene
HSPG2
Location
Chr 121,842,308 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
8%

Genotypes

Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. T;TMost notableGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.085% of people
  2. C;TGoodLikely to be benign according to ClinVarTypical · 0.015% of people

SNPedia records rs2229491 on the minus strand: (A;A), (A;G). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 4 HapMap populations.

  • AverageT;T 85% C;T 15%
  • European ancestry (Utah)T;T 86% C;T 14%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)T;T 100% C;T 0%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)T;T 100% C;T 0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)T;T 54% C;T 46%

Source and license

Adapted from rs2229491 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.