rs6265(C;C)

Common/normal

Magnitude
0.0Typical
Repute
Good
Frequency
64%Average of 10 populations
On SNPedia
rs6265(G;G)Minus strand
Gene
BDNF

Frequency

Share of people with C;C in each HapMap population.

  • Yoruba (Nigeria)99%
  • Maasai (Kenya)98%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)91%
  • Gujarati Indian70%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)67%
  • European ancestry (Utah)64%
  • Tuscan58%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)40%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)28%
  • Chinese (Denver)28%

Other genotypes of rs6265

  1. T;TMost notableBadintroversion; depression resistant; impaired motor skills learning; somewhat quicker mental decline in Alzheimer patientsWorth knowing · 2.68% of people
  2. C;TBadSlightly increased risk for ADHD or depression; somewhat quicker mental decline in Alzheimer patientsWorth knowing · 2.627% of people

All about rs6265

Notes

From SNPedia

Val/val (normal) variant of the Val66Met snp in the BDNF gene that codes for brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Met/met is associated with susceptibility to neuropsychiatric disorders.

Source and license

Adapted from rs6265(G;G) 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.

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