rs2617170

A SNP in the KLRC4 gene on chromosome 12. Its most notable genotype is C;C: Normal

Gene
KLRC4
Location
Chr 1210,408,358 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
40%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CMost notableGoodNormalTypical · 0.031% of people

On SNPedia: (C;C). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 7 HapMap populations.

  • AverageC;C 31%
  • European ancestry (Utah)C;C 50%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 42%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 50%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 21%
  • Chinese (Denver)C;C 22%
  • Luhya (Kenya)C;C 12%
  • Maasai (Kenya)C;C 22%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

This SNP is part of a haplotype reported for the KLRK1 gene, potentially associated with risk for colorectal cancer; see details at rs1049174.

Source and license

Adapted from rs2617170 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.