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Variant (rsID / SNP)

rs2228479

MC1R

rs2228479 is a genetic variant (SNP, identifier in the dbSNP catalogue) that the reference table assigns to MC1R. Location: chromosome 16, position 89,985,940. Clinical significance in the table: Benign.

Reference-table entries

MC1RBenign
Clinical significance (as recorded)
Benign
Variant type
single nucleotide variant
Chromosome / position
16:89985940
Cytoband
16q24.3
HGVS
NM_002386.4(MC1R):c.274G>A (p.Val92Met)
Allele change
Missense_V92M

Associated conditions / phenotypes

Skin/hair/eye pigmentation 2, red hair/fair skin|Skin/hair/eye pigmentation 2, blond hair/fair skin|Melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 5

Public references

Classifications are reproduced unchanged from the reference table. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.