rs765804978

A SNP in the HFE gene on chromosome 6. Its most notable genotype is -;CC: Carrier of a hemochromatosis variant

Gene
HFE
Location
Chr 626,091,519 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
3.0Important
Tested on
AncestryDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. -;CCMost notableBadCarrier of a hemochromatosis variantImportant · 3.0
  2. CC;CCGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.0

On SNPedia: (-;CC), (CC;CC). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Other HFE SNPs

All HFE SNPs

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

-;CC

Unaffected in absence of a second HFE gene mutation

Source and license

Adapted from rs765804978 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.