rs762516
A SNP in the G6PD gene on chromosome X. Its most notable genotype is C;C: common/normal
- Gene
- G6PD
- Location
- Chr X154,536,448 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA
- Minor allele frequency
- 5%
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 8 HapMap populations.
- AverageC;C 87%
- European ancestry (Utah)C;C 100%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 100%
- Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 100%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 66%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 70%
- Luhya (Kenya)C;C 69%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 98%
- Maasai (Kenya)C;C 92%
Related
Other G6PD SNPs
- rs5030868A;AHomozygous/Hemizygous mutantVery important
- rs5030869T;TG6PD deficiencyVery important
- rs5030872A;AG6PD deficiencyVery important
- rs72554664T;TG6PD deficiencyVery important
- rs72554665G;GG6PD deficiencyVery important
- rs76645461G;GG6PD deficiencyVery important
- rs76723693G;GG6PD deficiency; Hb1Ac value may need adjusting for diabetes diagnosisVery important
- rs78365220G;GG6PD deficiencyVery important
Source and license
Adapted from rs762516 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.