rs6198

A SNP in the NR3C1 gene on chromosome 5. Its most notable genotype is T;T: common in clinvar

Gene
NR3C1
Location
Chr 5143,278,056 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
9%

Genotypes

Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. T;TMost notableGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.080% of people

SNPedia records rs6198 on the minus strand: (A;A). 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.

  • AverageT;T 80%
  • European ancestry (Utah)T;T 63%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)T;T 99%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)T;T 93%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)T;T 90%
  • Gujarati IndianT;T 71%
  • Luhya (Kenya)T;T 94%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)T;T 81%
  • Maasai (Kenya)T;T 77%
  • TuscanT;T 57%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Show notes, about 300 words

rs6198 (A3669G) is a SNP located within exon 9 beta of the NR3C1 (Nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1 [glucocorticoid receptor]) gene. rs10482605(C) and rs6198 form a haplotype responsible for both regulation of glucocorticoid expression and mRNA stability and therefore theorized to be associated with major depression. journal significant blood pressure associations of a haplotype that is distinguished by rs6198 A/G. Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis. Glucocorticoid receptor gene variant in the 3' untranslated region is associated with multiple measures of blood pressure. Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms do not affect growth in fetal and early postnatal life. The Generation R Study. No associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in corticoid receptor genes and heart rate and cortisol responses to a standardized social stress test in adolescents: the TRAILS study. Glucocorticoid receptor-9beta polymorphism is associated with systolic blood pressure and heart growth during early childhood. The Generation R Study. Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphism and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Molecular mechanism of glucocorticoid resistance in inflammatory bowel disease. Glucocorticoid receptor polymorphism is associated with major depression and predominance of depression in the course of bipolar disorder. Genetic polymorphisms of the glucocorticoid receptor may affect the phenotype of women with anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome. Glucocorticoid receptor polymorphism is associated with lithium response in bipolar patients. Genetic modulation of neural response during working memory in healthy individuals: interaction of glucocorticoid receptor and dopaminergic genes.

Source and license

Adapted from rs6198 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.