rs3218625
A SNP in the PTGS2 gene on chromosome 1. Its most notable genotype is C;C: common in complete genomics
- Gene
- PTGS2
- Location
- Chr 1186,674,409 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
- Minor allele frequency
- <1%
Genotypes
Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
SNPedia records rs3218625 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 10 HapMap populations.
- AverageC;C 97%
- European ancestry (Utah)C;C 98%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 92%
- Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 93%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 100%
- Chinese (Denver)C;C 97%
- Gujarati IndianC;C 97%
- Luhya (Kenya)C;C 98%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 95%
- Maasai (Kenya)C;C 99%
- TuscanC;C 99%
Related
Other PTGS2 SNPs
- rs689466C;C1.4x higher risk for inflammatory bowel diseasesMinor
- rs5270G;Gcommon in complete genomicsTypical
- rs5275G;G0.68x decreased risk for bladder cancerTypical
- rs20415G;GNo summary available.Typical
- rs20417G;GNo summary available.Typical
- rs689465T;T1.5x increased risk for mild asthmaTypical
- rs689469C;CNo summary available.Typical
- rs689470G;GNo summary available.Typical
Source and license
Adapted from rs3218625 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.