rs2298298
A SNP in the PINK1 gene on chromosome 1. Its most notable genotype is A;A: common in clinvar
- Gene
- PINK1
- Location
- Chr 120,637,835 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe
- Minor allele frequency
- 17%
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
On SNPedia: (A;A). 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.
- AverageA;A 4%
- European ancestry (Utah)A;A 3%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 3%
- Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 4%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 8%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 9%
- Chinese (Denver)A;A 4%
- Gujarati IndianA;A 2%
- Luhya (Kenya)A;A 2%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 3%
- Maasai (Kenya)A;A 3%
- TuscanA;A 0%
Related
Conditions, medicines and genes
Other PINK1 SNPs
- rs28940284A;AParkinson's disease, type 6, early-onsetVery important
- rs28940285C;CParkinson's disease, type 6, early-onsetVery important
- rs45539432T;TParkinson's disease, type 6, early-onset; likelyVery important
- rs74315355A;AParkinson's disease, type 6, early-onsetVery important
- rs74315356A;AParkinson's disease, type 6, early-onsetVery important
- rs74315357T;TParkinson's disease, type 6, early-onsetVery important
- rs74315358A;AParkinson's disease, type 6, early-onsetVery important
- rs74315359T;TParkinson's disease, type 6, early-onsetVery important
Notes
From SNPedia
Notes
This SNP may be related to obesity and diabetes. Genomic variants at the PINK1 locus are associated with transcript abundance and plasma nonesterified fatty acid concentrations in European whites. A allele associated with higher PINK1 transcript levels.
Source and license
Adapted from rs2298298 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.