rs4988235(G;G)

Likely to be lactose intolerant as an adult

Magnitude
2.5Worth knowing
Repute
Bad
Frequency
74%Average of 8 populations
On SNPedia
rs4988235(C;C)Minus strand
Gene
MCM6

Frequency

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

  • Han Chinese (Beijing)100%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)100%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)100%
  • Tuscan83%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)77%
  • Gujarati Indian70%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)50%
  • European ancestry (Utah)9%

Other genotypes of rs4988235

  1. A;GGoodlikely to be able to digest milk as an adultMinor · 1.117% of people
  2. A;AGoodcan digest milkMinor · 1.19% of people

All about rs4988235

Notes

From SNPedia

see also gs100 if you are a caucasian who also has rs182549(C;C) there is 77% chance of lactose intolerance * See also OMIM 601806.0001

Source and license

Adapted from rs4988235(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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