rs5498(A;G)

0.6x decreased risk for diabetic nephropathy in females with type-1 diabetes; 1.9x increased malaria risk

Magnitude
0.0Typical
Repute
Not rated
Frequency
37%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs5498(A;G)
Gene
LOC105372272

Frequency

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

  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)54%
  • Gujarati Indian52%
  • Tuscan52%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)48%
  • European ancestry (Utah)46%
  • Chinese (Denver)41%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)38%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)23%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)22%
  • Maasai (Kenya)14%
  • Luhya (Kenya)14%

Other genotypes of rs5498

  1. A;AMost notableNot ratednormalTypical · 0.051% of people
  2. G;GNot rated0.6x decreased risk for diabetic nephropathy in females with type-1 diabetes; 1.9x increased malaria riskTypical · 0.013% of people

All about rs5498

Source and license

Adapted from rs5498(A;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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