rs6625163

A SNP on chromosome X. Its most notable genotype is A;A: increased risk of baldness

Gene
None listed
Location
Chr X67,291,142 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
1.2Minor
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
30%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableBadincreased risk of baldnessMinor · 1.254% of people
  2. A;GNot ratedNo summary available.Typical · 0.09% of people
  3. G;GNot ratedNo summary available.Typical · 0.037% of people

On SNPedia: (A;A), (A;G), (G;G). 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 54% A;G 9% G;G 37%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A 73% A;G 19% G;G 9%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 100% A;G 0% G;G 0%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 100% A;G 0% G;G 0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 0% A;G 0% G;G 100%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 7% A;G 25% G;G 68%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 83% A;G 7% G;G 10%
  • Luhya (Kenya)A;A 2% A;G 5% G;G 94%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 81% A;G 12% G;G 7%
  • Maasai (Kenya)A;A 18% A;G 11% G;G 71%
  • TuscanA;A 73% A;G 13% G;G 15%

Conditions, medicines and genes

Genosets

Genosets combine several genotypes. Twofold checks them in your report.

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

when used as part of gs122 this snp can influence male pattern baldness. Initial Sample Size: 578 cases, 547 controls Replication Sample Size: 1,351 cases, 2,485 controls Alopecia is readable, while the nature article is behind a paywall. This is one of the snps in gs122 Male Pattern Baldness

A;A

more likely to go bald

Source and license

Adapted from rs6625163 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.