rs6476606

A SNP in the PAX5 gene on chromosome 9. Its most notable genotype is G;G: common/normal

Gene
PAX5
Location
Chr 937,005,564 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. G;GMost notableGoodcommon/normalTypical · 0.050% of people

On SNPedia: (G;G). 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.

  • AverageG;G 50%
  • European ancestry (Utah)G;G 36%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)G;G 54%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)G;G 59%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)G;G 58%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)G;G 49%
  • Chinese (Denver)G;G 64%
  • Gujarati IndianG;G 36%
  • Luhya (Kenya)G;G 49%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)G;G 21%
  • Maasai (Kenya)G;G 60%
  • TuscanG;G 63%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

Identification of 15 genetic loci associated with risk of major depression in individuals of European descent , GRS (A>G)=-0.027

Source and license

Adapted from rs6476606 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.