SLC4A7 · rs4973768
Where this position leads
Condition: Breast Cancer
Source: GWAS Catalog, J Natl Cancer Inst 2011, PMID:21263130
What people read about alongside this
Papers in Europe PMC whose title or abstract names both this rsID and that subject. A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together — it is not a claim that this position explains the subject.
rs4973768 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SLC4A7 gene. Published research associates it with breast cancer. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Breast Cancer. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.
Subjects that appear in the title or abstract of the same papers as this rsID include alcohol and the flush (1 papers). A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together; it is not a claim that this position explains the topic.
No. Common variants like this one move a probability slightly and, on their own, rarely decide anything about one person. Nothing on this page is a diagnosis, and health decisions should be made with a clinician who can see your whole picture.
GWAS Catalog, J Natl Cancer Inst 2011, PMID:21263130. Every variant on MyGeneLog comes from public primary sources and is published with its citation and the date it was checked.