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Basal cell carcinoma


These are the results of calculations comparing your genetic sequence to sequence of participants in studies published in the world literature on genetic risk for this disease.

How deCODEme calculates genetic risk

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Relevant risk variants from the literature


Population: Males of European ancestry
Locus Chromo-
some
Variant / SNP My Codes Relative
Risk
Genotype
frequency
Num. Cases / Num. Controls
1p36 1 rs7538876 AA 1.35 13.0% 2137 / 35921
Stacey, SN et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Nov;40(11):1313-8. Epub 2008 Oct 12.
1q42 1 rs801114 GT 1.06 45.5% 2145 / 35961
Stacey, SN et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Nov;40(11):1313-8. Epub 2008 Oct 12.
7q32 7 rs157935 GT 0.92 42.8% 3264 / 37807
Stacey, SN et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Jul 5.
CDKN2A/B 9 rs2151280 TT 0.83 24.0% 3412 / 38035
Stacey, SN et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Jul 5.
KRT5 12 rs11170164 GG 0.95 86.5% 3471 / 37915
Stacey, SN et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Jul 5.
TERT 5 rs401681 CC 1.20 31.4% 2565 / 29405
Rafnar, T et al. Nat Genet. 2009 Feb;41(2):221-7. Epub 2009 Jan 18.

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Chromosome location of relevant variants


The figure below shows the genomic location of the relevant variants, represented as stripes across the chromosome. Their color indicates your relative risk (red: high risk, yellow: medium risk, green: low risk). Hover over the variants with the mouse cursor to obtain more detailed information.

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Keep in mind


These are the results of calculations comparing your genetic sequence to sequence of participants in studies published in the world literature on genetic risk for this disease. Read more about how deCODEme calculates risks.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by the deCODE genetics Diagnostic Laboratory. It has not been cleared or approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Change history


Date Change
Jul 06 2009, 03:40 PM Added three risk variants for Europeans
Jan 18 2009, 06:40 PM Added one risk variant for Europeans