Rs1805009

From SNPedia

Jump to: navigation, search
is asnp
is mentioned by
dbSNPrs1805009
hapmaprs1805009
hgdprs1805009
ensemblrs1805009
gopubmedrs1805009
scholarrs1805009
googlers1805009
pharmgkbrs1805009
hgvbaseg2prs1805009
medrefsnprs1805009
23andMers1805009
SNP Nexus

GeneMC1R
Chromosome16
Orientationplus
Position88514046
GenotypeEffect
rs1805009(C;C)red hair risk
rs1805009(C;G)None
rs1805009(G;G)


Genotypes Magnitude Summary
Rs1805009(C;C) red hair risk
Rs1805009(C;G) None
Rs1805009(G;G) 00
rs1805009, known as Asp294His or D294H and located in the MC1R gene, is the most common variant associated with red hair (redheads) and poor tanning ability in one study. [PMID 7581459]

The risk allele is rs1805009(C), compared with the wild-type rs1805009(G) allele.

See also OMIM 155555.0001

Neighborrs1805008
Distance402

blog about designing melanocortin analogs specific to these genotypes.