rs5030818

A SNP in the VHL gene on chromosome 3. Its most notable genotype is C;T: Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome mutation

Gene
VHL
Location
Chr 310,149,804 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
7.0Very important
Tested on
AncestryDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.0
  2. C;TMost notableBadVon Hippel-Lindau syndrome mutationVery important · 7.0

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

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

aka c.481C>T (p.Arg161Ter or R161X) note 23andMe tests a different variant, c.481C>G, under the name i3003389 Detection and semiquantitative estimation of thyroxine and diiodothyronine in liothyronine sodium. A novel mutation in the von Hippel-Lindau gene. Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene in patients from Poland: disease presentation in patients with deletions of the entire VHL gene. Retinal hemangioblastoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease: a clinical and molecular study. The pressure rises: update on the genetics of phaeochromocytoma. A novel von Hippel-Lindau point mutation presents as apparently sporadic pheochromocytoma.

Source and license

Adapted from rs5030818 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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