rs587776562

A SNP in the NF2 gene on chromosome 22. Its most notable genotype is G;T: Neurofibromatosis, type 2

Gene
NF2
Location
Chr 2229,636,877 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
7.5Very important
Tested on
AncestryDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

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

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

This mutation in the NF2 gene is also known as c.240+1G>T, and it is considered pathogenic for neurofibromatosis, type 2.

G;T

Pathogenic in ClinVar; see sidebar on main SNP page.

Source and license

Adapted from rs587776562 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.