rs6180
A SNP in the GHR gene on chromosome 5. Its most notable genotype is A;A: common in clinvar
- Gene
- GHR
- Location
- Chr 542,719,137 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
- Minor allele frequency
- 44%
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
On SNPedia: (A;A), (C;C). 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 29% C;C 22%
- European ancestry (Utah)A;A 27% C;C 18%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 10% C;C 34%
- Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 20% C;C 33%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 33% C;C 18%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 49% C;C 7%
- Chinese (Denver)A;A 7% C;C 40%
- Gujarati IndianA;A 33% C;C 20%
- Luhya (Kenya)A;A 44% C;C 9%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 31% C;C 17%
- Maasai (Kenya)A;A 34% C;C 19%
- TuscanA;A 25% C;C 28%
Related
Other GHR SNPs
- rs121909363C;TCarrier of a Laron syndrome mutationImportant
- rs4590183C;Cd3/d3GHR homozygote; possibly longer longevity, at least in malesWorth knowing
- rs6873545C;Cd3/d3GHR homozygote; possibly longer longevity, at least in malesWorth knowing
- rs6413484G;Gcommon in clinvarTypical
- rs13188386G;GNo summary available.Typical
Source and license
Adapted from rs6180 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.