rs587783646

A SNP in the GJB2 gene on chromosome 13. Its most notable genotype is -;GT: Carrier of a recessive deafness mutation

Gene
GJB2
Location
Chr 1320,188,949 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
3.0Important
Tested on
AncestryDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

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

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

-;GT

see GJB2 and deafness

Source and license

Adapted from rs587783646 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.