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rs17822931(T;T)

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Dry earwax. No body odour. Likely Asian ancestry. Reduced colostrum.
Is agenotype
ofrs17822931
GeneABCC11
Chromosome16
Position48,224,287
mentionedby
Magnitude2.5
ReputeGood
Geno Mag Summary
(C;C) 2 Wet earwax. Normal body odour. Normal colostrum.
(C;T) 2 Wet earwax. Slightly better body odour.
(T;T) 2.5 Dry earwax. No body odour. Likely Asian ancestry. Reduced colostrum.

This is what causes most Asians to have dry flaky earwax instead of wet earwax. It is also what causes Asians to not have body odour and not need to use deodorant. It suggests Asian ancestry, although it can also occur in white people. Unfortunately it also reduces or prevents the production of colostrum when breast feeding.