rs5742912

A SNP in the SCNN1A gene on chromosome 12. Its most notable genotype is A;A: common in clinvar

Gene
SCNN1A
Location
Chr 126,349,184 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
1%

Genotypes

Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.098% of people

SNPedia records rs5742912 on the minus strand: (T;T). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 9 HapMap populations.

  • AverageA;A 98%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A 96%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 100%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 100%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 100%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 98%
  • Luhya (Kenya)A;A 99%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 93%
  • Maasai (Kenya)A;A 96%
  • TuscanA;A 98%

Other SCNN1A SNPs

All SCNN1A SNPs

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

New application of intelligent agents in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identifies unexpected specific genetic background. A meta-analysis of candidate gene polymorphisms and ischemic stroke in 6 study populations: association of lymphotoxin-alpha in nonhypertensive patients. Association of 77 polymorphisms in 52 candidate genes with blood pressure progression and incident hypertension: the Women's Genome Health Study. A candidate gene association study of 77 polymorphisms in migraine.

Source and license

Adapted from rs5742912 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.