rs786204620

A SNP in the ASPA gene on chromosome 17. Its most notable genotype is -;-: Canavan disease (predicted)

Gene
ASPA
Location
Chr 173,481,610 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
8.0Very important
Tested on
AncestryDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

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

Conditions, medicines and genes

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

-;-

See discussion at Canavan disease and links via main SNP page.

-;AT

Unaffected in absence of a second ASPA gene mutation.

Source and license

Adapted from rs786204620 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.