rs2987983(G;G)

1.2x increased risk of prostate cancer

Magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Repute
Bad
Frequency
22%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs2987983(C;C)Minus strand
Gene
ESR2

Frequency

Share of people with G;G in each HapMap population.

  • Yoruba (Nigeria)48%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)46%
  • Luhya (Kenya)36%
  • Maasai (Kenya)33%
  • Gujarati Indian16%
  • Tuscan14%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)12%
  • Chinese (Denver)11%
  • European ancestry (Utah)11%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)8%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)3%

Other genotypes of rs2987983

  1. A;GBad1.2x increased risk of prostate cancerWorth knowing · 2.043% of people
  2. A;ANot ratednormal riskTypical · 0.035% of people

All about rs2987983

Notes

From SNPedia

This genotype is at a slightly (1.2X) increased risk of prostate cancer Recommendation: To reduce the risk of prostate cancer, eat a diet rich in phytoestrogens

Source and license

Adapted from rs2987983(C;C) 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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