rs79728106

A SNP in the BRCA2 gene on chromosome 13. Its most notable genotype is C;T: BRCA2 variant considered pathogenic for breast cancer

Gene
BRCA2
Location
Chr 1332,337,521 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
6.0Very important
Tested on
AncestryDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

On SNPedia: (C;C), (C;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

rs79728106, also known as Q1056X, c.3166C>T and p.Gln1056Ter, is a variant in the BRCA2 gene considered pathogenic for breast cancer in ClinVar.

C;T

See details at rs79728106.

Source and license

Adapted from rs79728106 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.