rs942519

A SNP in the WHRN gene on chromosome 9. Its most notable genotype is A;A: common in clinvar

Gene
WHRN
Location
Chr 9114,406,753 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
49%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.027% of people
  2. A;GGoodNo summary available.Typical · 0.049% of people

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

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 11 HapMap populations.

  • AverageA;A 27% A;G 49%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A 18% A;G 53%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 29% A;G 45%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 12% A;G 46%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 40% A;G 50%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 32% A;G 58%
  • Chinese (Denver)A;A 28% A;G 45%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 16% A;G 44%
  • Luhya (Kenya)A;A 40% A;G 47%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 26% A;G 48%
  • Maasai (Kenya)A;A 34% A;G 47%
  • TuscanA;A 23% A;G 55%

Other WHRN SNPs

All WHRN SNPs

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

Sequence variants of the DFNB31 gene among Usher syndrome patients of diverse origin. Follow-up association studies of chromosome region 9q and nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate. Identification of a novel frameshift mutation in the DFNB31/WHRN gene in a Tunisian consanguineous family with hereditary non-syndromic recessive hearing loss.

Source and license

Adapted from rs942519 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.