rs794729670
A SNP in the GRN gene on chromosome 17. Its most notable genotype is G;T: Frontotemporal dementia mutation
- Gene
- GRN
- Location
- Chr 1744,351,409 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 7.0Very important
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
- G;TMost notableBadFrontotemporal dementia mutation
- T;TGoodcommon in clinvar
On SNPedia: (G;T), (T;T). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.
Related
Conditions, medicines and genes
Other GRN SNPs
- rs193026789A;CFrontotemporal dementia mutationVery important
- rs606231220-;CCTGFrontotemporal dementia mutationVery important
- rs606231221A;GFrontotemporal dementia mutationVery important
- rs794729669C;GFrontotemporal dementia mutationVery important
- rs794729671-;TFrontotemporal dementia mutationVery important
- rs794729672-;CFrontotemporal dementia mutationVery important
- rs63751243A;CLikely miscall in both 23andMe and Ancestry data; otherwise, possible frontotemporal dementia mutationImportant
- rs5848T;TSomewhat increased (~2 - 3x) dementia riskImportant
Notes
From SNPedia
Notes
rs794729670, also known as c.882T>G and p.Tyr294Ter, represents a very rare mutation in the GRN gene on chromosome 17. The rs794729670(G) allele is reported in ClinVar as a dominant mutation pathogenic for frontotemporal dementia.
G;T
see discussion at rs794729670 and at frontotemporal dementia
Source and license
Adapted from rs794729670 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.