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rs225014 — DIO2 Thr92Ala
Chromosome 14 Risk Allele C Category Hormones & Sleep Hormones & Thyroid, Neurotransmitters, Metabolism, Mood, Fatigue

Affects conversion of inactive T4 to active T3 thyroid hormone in brain, pituitary, and peripheral tissues

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rs264 — LPL LPL Intron 6 Variant
Chromosome 8 Risk Allele A Category Triglycerides & Fatty Acids Triglycerides, Cholesterol, Cardiovascular, Fat Metabolism, Diet

Intronic LPL variant associated with altered triglyceride clearance and HDL levels; the minor A allele is linked to lower HDL cholesterol and elevated coronary artery disease risk

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rs2779249 — NOS2 Promoter -1026C/A
Chromosome 17 Risk Allele A Category Longevity & Aging Longevity, Inflammaging, Nitric Oxide, Cardiovascular, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation

Functional promoter variant that increases iNOS transcriptional activity up to 5-fold, raising nitric oxide output and nitrosative stress; forms a risk haplotype with the gain-of-function coding variant rs2297518

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rs2908004 — WNT16 Gly82Arg
Chromosome 7 Risk Allele G Category Fitness & Body Bone & Joint, Bone Health, Fracture Risk, Calcium, Vitamin D

Missense variant in WNT16 that substitutes glycine for arginine at position 82, reducing cortical bone mineral density and increasing fracture risk

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rs397516919 — DSP DSP Trp550Ter
Chromosome 6 Risk Allele A Category Cardiomyopathy & Structural Heart Cardiovascular, Heart Disease, Arrhythmia, Fibrosis, Genetic Counseling, Carrier Status

Nonsense variant in desmoplakin that truncates the protein at codon 550, causing severe haploinsufficiency and predisposing heterozygous carriers to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with predominantly left ventricular fibrosis and high arrhythmic risk

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rs429358 — APOE E4 determinant
Chromosome 19 Risk Allele C Category Cholesterol & Lipoproteins Cholesterol, Cardiovascular, Alzheimer's, Fat Metabolism, Diet

Lipid metabolism and Alzheimer's risk - E4 carriers respond worse to high saturated fat

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rs4654748 — NBPF3
Chromosome 1 Risk Allele C Category Vitamins & Nutrient Absorption B Vitamins, Homocysteine, Neurotransmitters, Cardiovascular, Methylation, Diet

Tag SNP in the NBPF3/ALPL locus on chromosome 1 — the strongest common genetic determinant of circulating vitamin B6 (PLP) levels, acting through alkaline phosphatase-mediated catabolism

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rs4833095 — TLR1 N248S
Chromosome 4 Risk Allele C Category Innate Immunity & Infection Defense Innate Immunity, Infectious Disease, Immune & Gut, Inflammation, Immune System

Missense variant replacing asparagine with serine at TLR1 position 248 in the extracellular leucine-rich repeat domain — impairing TLR1/TLR2 heterodimer signaling to bacterial triacylated lipopeptides and increasing susceptibility to gram-positive bacterial infections and leprosy

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rs505922 — ABO ABO blood group tag SNP
Chromosome 9 Risk Allele C Category Coronary Artery Disease & Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular, Thrombosis, Blood Thinners, Inflammation, Cancer Risk, Thrombophilia

Tag SNP for the ABO blood group locus; T allele marks blood type O (lower clotting proteins), C allele marks non-O types (A, B, AB) with elevated VTE and cardiovascular risk

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rs578776 — CHRNA3 3' UTR
Chromosome 15 Risk Allele G Category Mood & Behavior Mental Health, Addiction, Smoking, Neurotransmitters, Dopamine

CHRNA3 3' UTR variant at 15q25.1 Locus 2 — mechanistically distinct from rs1051730, associated with blunted reward sensitivity to natural stimuli and heightened neural response to cigarette cues

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