rs6759
A SNP in the PSEN2 gene on chromosome 1. Its most notable genotype is C;C: common in clinvar
- Gene
- PSEN2
- Location
- Chr 1226,882,036 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
On SNPedia: (C;C). 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.
- AverageC;C 30%
- European ancestry (Utah)C;C 14%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 48%
- Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 30%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 42%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 36%
- Chinese (Denver)C;C 28%
- Gujarati IndianC;C 25%
- Luhya (Kenya)C;C 41%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 22%
- Maasai (Kenya)C;C 30%
- TuscanC;C 14%
Related
Other PSEN2 SNPs
- rs28936379A;Gearly-onset Alzheimers diseaseVery important
- rs28936380C;Gearly-onset Alzheimer's diseaseVery important
- rs63749851A;CEarly-onset Alzheimer's diseaseVery important
- rs63750215A;Tearly-onset Alzheimer's diseaseVery important
- rs61761208A;TEarly-onset Alzheimer's mutation (reported)Very important
- rs63749884A;Gearly-onset Alzheimer's disease; penetrance not 100%Very important
- rs63750666C;Tearly-onset Alzheimer's disease; penetrance unclearVery important
- rs200754713A;GFrontotemporal dementia (reported)Very important
Notes
From SNPedia
Notes
A SNP in the presenilin gene PSEN2.
Source and license
Adapted from rs6759 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.