rs4680(G;G)

(warrior) multiple associations, see details

Magnitude
2.5Worth knowing
Repute
Good
Frequency
45%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs4680(G;G)
Gene
COMT

Frequency

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

  • African ancestry (Southwest US)58%
  • Maasai (Kenya)54%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)53%
  • Chinese (Denver)52%
  • Luhya (Kenya)50%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)48%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)48%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)41%
  • Gujarati Indian36%
  • Tuscan29%
  • European ancestry (Utah)29%

Other genotypes of rs4680

  1. A;AMost notableGood(worrier) advantage in memory and attention tasksWorth knowing · 2.513% of people
  2. A;GNot ratedIntermediate dopamine levels, other effectsTypical · 0.042% of people

All about rs4680

Notes

From SNPedia

You have the VAL/VAL version of the SNP. It is able to perform better in a test where the optimal strategy changes. Placebo is less effective for you http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/why-can-some-kids-handle-pressure-while-others-fall-apart.html

References

Source and license

Adapted from rs4680(G;G) 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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