rs7861779

A SNP in the RXRA gene on chromosome 9. Its most notable genotype is T;T.

Gene
RXRA
Location
Chr 9134,417,615 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Tested on
23andMe
Minor allele frequency
23%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

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

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

T;T

a statistically significantly increased risk for proximal colorectal cancer among those with at least one A allele (OR=1.42; 95% CI=1.03-1.97).

References

Source and license

Adapted from rs7861779 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.