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Tag

Appetite

43 genetic variants with this tag.

RSID Gene Description Category
rs10150332 NRXN3 Obesity and waist circumference GWAS hit in NRXN3 — links reward-circuit syna... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs1042571 POMC 3'UTR variant in the appetite-suppression gene POMC that disrupts miRNA bindi... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs10515237 PCSK1 PCSK1 A/G (rs10515237) Intronic variant in PCSK1 that tags the Q665E-S690T functional haplotype, red... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs1059369 GDF15 S48T GDF15 signal-peptide missense variant that tags a haplotype influencing circu... Fat Storage & Energy Moderate
rs10766383 NUCB2 Intronic NUCB2 variant associated with type 2 diabetes risk in females and or... Hormones & Sleep Moderate
rs10767664 BDNF Obesity GWAS locus in a conserved BDNF enhancer - reduces hypothalamic BDNF e... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs1137101 LEPR Q223R (Gln223Arg) Common leptin receptor variant in the leptin-binding domain affecting satiety... Hormones & Sleep Moderate
rs11152221 MC4R MC4R Proximal LD Block Variant Intergenic variant in the proximal 3' regulatory block near MC4R associated w... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs11172113 LRP1 Intronic enhancer variant in LRP1 that regulates receptor expression in brain... Fat Storage & Energy Moderate
rs11644943 FTO FTO Mid-Gene Intron Variant An intronic FTO variant outside the well-known intron-1 obesity cluster; the ... Appetite & Obesity Emerging
rs12970134 MC4R MC4R region variant Near-gene variant ~188kb downstream of MC4R associated with increased waist c... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs13407913 ADCY3 Intronic variant in the adenylyl cyclase 3 gene, which encodes a cAMP-produci... Fitness & Body Emerging
rs16147 NPY C-399T Promoter variant in neuropeptide Y that modulates NPY expression under stress... Mood & Behavior Moderate
rs17782313 MC4R Near-gene C>T Intergenic variant 188kb downstream of MC4R affecting appetite regulation, me... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs1330 NUCB2 Intronic NUCB2 variant associated with obesity risk in males, type 2 diabetes... Hormones & Sleep Moderate
rs1800544 ADRA2A ADRA2A Promoter -1291C>G Promoter variant that alters alpha-2A adrenergic receptor expression, affecti... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs1841499 NEGR1 Hypothalamic appetite regulator variant linking obesity susceptibility to mig... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs17219084 FTO FTO intron variant in the extended obesity-associated region, with explorator... Fitness & Body Emerging
rs1943226 MC4R MC4R third tagSNP Upstream regulatory tag variant ~3 kb proximal to MC4R, included in MC4R hapl... Appetite & Obesity Emerging
rs2229616 MC4R V103I Missense variant in MC4R converting valine to isoleucine at position 103; the... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs2815752 NEGR1 Top obesity GWAS variant near NEGR1 — affects hypothalamic appetite regulatio... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs2867125 TMEM18 TMEM18 regulatory variant (2p25.3) Regulatory variant at the TMEM18 locus on chromosome 2p25.3 — one of the most... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs2922126 GHSR GHSR A/G (rs2922126) Upstream regulatory variant near the ghrelin receptor gene; the A allele is a... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs29941 KCTD15 GWAS obesity locus near KCTD15 — modulates adipogenesis through AP-2 transcri... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs2568958 NEGR1 NEGR1 depression/BMI variant Intergenic tag SNP near NEGR1 associated with elevated BMI and major depressi... Mood & Behavior Strong
rs476828 MC4R MC4R-region BMI variant Intergenic variant in the MC4R regulatory haplotype block, tagging the same a... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs4788102 SH2B1 SH2B1/APOBR locus variant Intronic variant at the SH2B1 locus on chromosome 16p11.2 — a key adaptor pro... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs489693 MC4R MC4R AIWG variant Intergenic variant near MC4R with genome-wide significant association with an... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs34579341 NEGR1 NEGR1 Neuronal Growth Regulator Intronic tag SNP in NEGR1 affecting neuronal cell adhesion, hippocampal neuro... Mood & Behavior Strong
rs490683 GHSR GHSR Promoter NF-1 Site Variant Promoter variant in the ghrelin receptor gene that disrupts NF-1 transcriptio... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs509035 GHSR GHSR Metabolic Syndrome Variant Intronic variant in the ghrelin receptor gene; the A allele is associated wit... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs571312 MC4R MC4R Regulatory Variant (Appetite Signaling) Regulatory variant upstream of MC4R associated with increased caloric intake,... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs6232 PCSK1 PCSK1 N221D (Asn221Asp) Missense variant in PCSK1 encoding an Asn221Asp substitution near the Ca-1 ca... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs6234 PCSK1 PCSK1 Q665E (Gln665Glu) Missense variant in PCSK1 that causes a Gln665Glu substitution in the C-termi... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs6235 PCSK1 PCSK1 S690T (Ser690Thr) Missense variant encoding the Ser690Thr substitution in the C-terminal domain... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs6548238 TMEM18 Second strongest obesity GWAS locus after FTO - influences hypothalamic appet... Appetite & Obesity Strong
rs696217 GHRL Leu72Met Missense variant in the ghrelin prepropeptide that impairs postprandial ghrel... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs7647305 ETV5 GWAS obesity locus near ETV5 — affects hypothalamic appetite regulation and f... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs8087522 MC4R MC4R A/G (rs8087522) Upstream regulatory variant near MC4R that may create a transcription factor ... Appetite & Obesity Emerging
rs9819506 GHSR GHSR Promoter Variant (Ghrelin Receptor Signaling) Promoter-region tag SNP in the ghrelin receptor gene associated with body wei... Appetite & Obesity Moderate
rs3212018 CD36 A 16-bp deletion in the 3' untranslated region of CD36 that may reduce mRNA s... Triglycerides & Fatty Acids Emerging
rs9939609 FTO Intron 1 T>A The most strongly replicated obesity-associated variant, affecting body weigh... Appetite & Obesity Established
rs757081 NUCB2 Gln338Glu (Q338E) Missense variant in nucleobindin-2, the precursor protein cleaved to produce ... Hormones & Sleep Moderate