rs2283123

A SNP in the DBH gene on chromosome 9. Its most notable genotype is C;C: normal risk of schizophrenia in limited study

Gene
DBH
Location
Chr 9133,650,175 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
1.0Minor
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
10%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CMost notableNot ratednormal risk of schizophrenia in limited studyMinor · 1.082% of people
  2. C;TGooddecreased risk of schizophrenia in limited studyMinor · 1.017% of people
  3. T;TGooddecreased risk of schizophrenia in limited studyMinor · 1.01% of people

On SNPedia: (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.

  • AverageC;C 82% C;T 17% T;T 1%
  • European ancestry (Utah)C;C 76% C;T 25% T;T 0%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 77% C;T 21% T;T 2%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 85% C;T 14% T;T <1%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 92% C;T 8% T;T 0%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 90% C;T 11% T;T 0%
  • Chinese (Denver)C;C 83% C;T 17% T;T 0%
  • Gujarati IndianC;C 60% C;T 32% T;T 8%
  • Luhya (Kenya)C;C 84% C;T 16% T;T 0%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 91% C;T 9% T;T 0%
  • Maasai (Kenya)C;C 82% C;T 18% T;T <1%
  • TuscanC;C 77% C;T 22% T;T 1%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

Associated with schizophrenia in a study of Croatians. Due to the limited number and diversity of the studied population, more study is needed to confirm any link. The T allele was associated with a decreased risk of schizophrenia.

Source and license

Adapted from rs2283123 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.