rs261342
A SNP in the LIPC gene on chromosome 15. Its most notable genotype is C;C: common in complete genomics
- Gene
- LIPC
- Location
- Chr 1558,438,954 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA
- Minor allele frequency
- 44%
Genotypes
Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
SNPedia records rs261342 on the minus strand: (G;G). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.
Frequency
Share of each genotype in 4 HapMap populations.
- AverageC;C 23%
- European ancestry (Utah)C;C 54%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 18%
- Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 12%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 8%
Related
Conditions, medicines and genes
Other LIPC SNPs
- rs261332A;Aassociated with higher HDL cholesterolWorth knowing
- rs3825776C;C>1.3x increased risk for ALSWorth knowing
- rs6083A;Acommon in clinvarTypical
- rs261334C;Ccommon in complete genomicsTypical
- rs2070895G;Gcommon in complete genomicsTypical
- rs3829462C;Ccommon in clinvarTypical
- rs8023503C;Ccommon in complete genomicsTypical
- rs12594375G;Gcommon in complete genomicsTypical
Notes
From SNPedia
Notes
sex-specific association of rs261342, rs12593008 and rs8028759 high-density lipoprotein cholesterol Gene-centric association signals for lipids and apolipoproteins identified via the HumanCVD BeadChip.
Source and license
Adapted from rs261342 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.