rs4696480

A SNP in the TLR2 gene on chromosome 4. Its most notable genotype is A;T: preterm birth

Gene
TLR2
Location
Chr 4153,685,974 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
1.0Minor
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
46%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;TMost notableBadpreterm birthMinor · 1.00% of people

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

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 4 HapMap populations.

  • AverageA;T 0%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;T 0%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;T 0%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;T 0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;T 0%

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

preterm birth rs4696480 (T-16934A and Arg753Gln) and rs5743708) (Thr399Ile) earlier birth for infants carrying two (-16934TA/AA and 753ArgGln/GlnGln)

A;T

rs4696480 (T-16934A and Arg753Gln) and rs5743708) (Thr399Ile) earlier birth for infants carrying two (-16934TA/AA and 753ArgGln/GlnGln)

Source and license

Adapted from rs4696480 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.