rs41412046

A SNP in the HBA2 gene on chromosome 16. Its most notable genotype is A;T: Alpha-thalassemia allele carrier

Gene
HBA2
Location
Chr 16173,600 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
3.0Important
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

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

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

A;T

See discussion at HBA2 and Alpha Thalassemia.

Source and license

Adapted from rs41412046 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.