rs622342
A SNP in the SLC22A1 gene on chromosome 6. Its most notable genotype is C;C: influences dosage for Parkinson's patients
- Gene
- SLC22A1
- Location
- Chr 6160,151,834 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 2.0Worth knowing
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
- Minor allele frequency
- 27%
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 10 HapMap populations.
- AverageA;A 61% C;C 7%
- European ancestry (Utah)A;A 37% C;C 18%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 72% C;C 4%
- Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 68% C;C 4%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 72% C;C 1%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 63% C;C 2%
- Chinese (Denver)A;A 73% C;C 2%
- Luhya (Kenya)A;A 64% C;C 4%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 43% C;C 18%
- Maasai (Kenya)A;A 75% C;C 3%
- TuscanA;A 48% C;C 12%
Related
Conditions, medicines and genes
Notes
From SNPedia
Notes
C;C
Parkinson's disease patients needed higher dosages of levodopa and have worse outcomes
References
Source and license
Adapted from rs622342 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.