rs5215

A SNP in the KCNJ11 gene on chromosome 11. Its most notable genotype is C;C: common in clinvar

Gene
KCNJ11
Location
Chr 1117,387,083 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
28%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CMost notableGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.09% of people

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

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 11 HapMap populations.

  • AverageC;C 9%
  • European ancestry (Utah)C;C 12%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 15%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 11%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 0%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 4%
  • Chinese (Denver)C;C 13%
  • Gujarati IndianC;C 17%
  • Luhya (Kenya)C;C 0%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 19%
  • Maasai (Kenya)C;C 0%
  • TuscanC;C 9%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Other KCNJ11 SNPs

All KCNJ11 SNPs

Genosets

Genosets combine several genotypes. Twofold checks them in your report.

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

The association between type-1 diabetes and rs5215 is mentioned as being replicated in ; there is also a 90% correlation between rs5215 and rs5219.

Source and license

Adapted from rs5215 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.