rs612529

A SNP in the VSTM1 gene on chromosome 19. Its most notable genotype is A;A: common/normal

Gene
VSTM1
Location
Chr 1954,063,999 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA

Genotypes

Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableGoodcommon/normalTypical · 0.045% of people

SNPedia records rs612529 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 11 HapMap populations.

  • AverageA;A 45%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A 66%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 42%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 55%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 20%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 26%
  • Chinese (Denver)A;A 45%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 65%
  • Luhya (Kenya)A;A 21%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 66%
  • Maasai (Kenya)A;A 25%
  • TuscanA;A 67%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

A slight increase (1.1 - 1.3x) in risk for atopic dermatitis is associated with rs612529(C) in both Chinese and Caucasian cohorts, according to a 2017 publication.

Source and license

Adapted from rs612529 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.