rs2234978

A SNP in the FAS gene on chromosome 10. Its most notable genotype is T;T: common in clinvar

Gene
FAS
Location
Chr 1089,012,072 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
24%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. T;TMost notableGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.06% of people

On SNPedia: (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.

  • AverageT;T 6%
  • European ancestry (Utah)T;T 7%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)T;T 0%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)T;T 0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)T;T 11%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)T;T 4%
  • Chinese (Denver)T;T 0%
  • Gujarati IndianT;T 5%
  • Luhya (Kenya)T;T 17%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)T;T 0%
  • Maasai (Kenya)T;T 14%
  • TuscanT;T 10%

Other FAS SNPs

All FAS SNPs

Source and license

Adapted from rs2234978 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.