rs2333227
A SNP in the MPO gene on chromosome 17. Its most notable genotype is C;C.
- Gene
- MPO
- Location
- Chr 1758,281,401 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe
- Minor allele frequency
- 23%
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
- C;CMost notableNot ratedNo summary available.
- C;TNot rated0.8x decreased risk for lung cancer among smokers; increased gastric cancer risk
- T;TNot rated0.7x decreased risk for lung cancer among smokers; increased gastric cancer risk
On SNPedia: (C;C), (C;T), (T;T). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.
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Notes
From SNPedia
Show notes, about 360 words
rs2333227 is a SNP in the promoter region of the myeloperoxidase MPO gene; it is also known as the -463 variant. It has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and lupus nephritis in SLE patients. In connection with Alzheimer's disease (AD): * A study of 127 Finnish patients concluded that the rs2333227(T) allele increased the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 3.8 fold. This was derived by noting that a man with an ApoE allele has an AD odds ratio of 3.0 if they don't also have an rs2333227(T) allele, and an odds ratio of 11.4 if they do. * A study of 148 Italian sporadic AD patients yielded an odds ratio for the rs2333227(C;C) genotype (as oriented in dbSNP orientation) of 1.78 (CI: 1.13-2.80). The presence of rs669(G;G), in addition to rs2333227(C;C), appears to synergistically increase the risk of AD to an odds ratio of 25.5 (CI: 4.65-139.75), regardless of ApoE status. In connection with lung cancer: * A pooled analysis of data from 10 studies (3688 cases) found an odds ratio for lung cancer of 0.88 (CI: 0.80-0.97) for rs2333227(C;T) heterozygotes, and 0.71 (CI: 0.57-0.88) for (T;T) homozygotes. This protective effect applied to both men and women, and appeared to apply to "ever" smokers but not "never" smokers. In connection with lupus nephritis: * While there was no association with lupus (SLE) per se in this study of 200+ African-American patients, the risk of developing lupus nephritis among SLE patients was significantly higher among rs2333227(C;T) heterozygotes compared with (C;C) homozygotes (odds ratio 2.11, CI: 1.12-3.97), and it was even higher for (T;T) homozygotes versus (C;C) (odds ratio 3.52, CI: 1.41-8.77). In connection with gastric cancer: * rs2333227(T) carriers are at increased risk for gastric cancer, based on a study of 157 Taiwanese patients. If they are also H. pylori-infected, they have a 7.9x increased risk of gastric cancer, either intestinal or diffuse types. {{PMID Auto |PMID=21795425 |Title=Genetic Variation in Myeloperoxidase Modifies the Association of Serum {alpha}-Tocopherol with Aggressive Prostate Cancer among Current Smokers |OA=1 }}
Source and license
Adapted from rs2333227 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.
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