rs228406

A SNP in the DMD gene on chromosome X. Its most notable genotype is C;C.

Gene
DMD
Location
Chr X32,485,077 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
27%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CMost notableNot ratedNo summary available.Typical · 0.065% of people
  2. T;TGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.017% of people

On SNPedia: (C;C), (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 65% T;T 17%
  • European ancestry (Utah)C;C 54% T;T 25%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 85% T;T 4%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 72% T;T 13%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 58% T;T 20%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 53% T;T 21%
  • Chinese (Denver)C;C 86% T;T 7%
  • Gujarati IndianC;C 75% T;T 15%
  • Luhya (Kenya)C;C 49% T;T 26%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 76% T;T 5%
  • Maasai (Kenya)C;C 55% T;T 25%
  • TuscanC;C 52% T;T 26%

Other DMD SNPs

All DMD SNPs

Source and license

Adapted from rs228406 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.