Suntan

8K8413

Suntan is your skin’s natural response to sunlight—a protective bronze glow signaling increased melanin production to shield against ultraviolet rays. It’s a visible mark of your body adapting to the environment, reflecting both your heritage and lifestyle under the sun. While a tan may feel like a badge of summer, it’...

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SNP Stats

Mapped
82
Positive
56 (68.3%)
Negative
26 (31.7%)

Genome Matching (1)

Public Results (7,972)

HG00264

1000 Genomes Project · European · Human

82 of 82 SNPs with zeta at 5.867

99.9

NA12347

1000 Genomes Project · European · Human

82 of 82 SNPs with zeta at 5.624

99.9

7917.6264

OpenSNP · European · Human

14 of 82 SNPs with zeta at 5.518

99.9

NA11831

1000 Genomes Project · European · Human

82 of 82 SNPs with zeta at 5.218

99.9

HG00097

1000 Genomes Project · European · Human

82 of 82 SNPs with zeta at 5.056

99.9

7948.6296

OpenSNP · European · Human

14 of 82 SNPs with zeta at 4.946

99.9

8266.6596

OpenSNP · European · Human

13 of 82 SNPs with zeta at 4.930

99.9

Connected Traits (1)

suntan

EFO_0004279

0 evidence94 SNPs1 traits0 studies0 positive · 0 negative

Connected Studies (3)

Genome-wide association study in 176,678 Europeans reveals genetic loci for tanning response to sun exposure.

PubMed 29739929

0 evidence161 SNPs2 traits1 studies0 positive · 0 negative

Genome-wide association studies identify several new loci associated with pigmentation traits and skin cancer risk in European Americans.

PubMed 23548203

0 evidence22 SNPs5 traits1 studies0 positive · 0 negative

Genome-wide association study of tanning phenotype in a population of European ancestry.

PubMed 19340012

0 evidence10 SNPs1 traits1 studies0 positive · 0 negative

Connected Genes (51)

BNC2

basonuclin zinc finger protein 2

This gene encodes a conserved zinc finger protein. The encoded protein functions in skin color saturation. Mutations in this gene are associated with facial pigmented spots. Thi...

1 evidence297 SNPs0 traits0 studies0 positive · 1 negative

TRPS1

transcriptional repressor GATA binding 1

This gene encodes a transcription factor that represses GATA-regulated genes and binds to a dynein light chain protein. Binding of the encoded protein to the dynein light chain...

1 evidence142 SNPs0 traits0 studies1 positive · 0 negative

GRM5

glutamate metabotropic receptor 5

This gene encodes a member of the G-protein coupled receptor 3 protein family. The encoded protein is a metabatropic glutamate receptor, whose signaling activates a phosphatidyl...

4 evidence112 SNPs0 traits0 studies3 positive · 1 negative

DISC1FP1

DISC1 fusion partner 1

1 evidence95 SNPs0 traits0 studies0 positive · 1 negative

HERC2

HECT and RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2

This gene belongs to the HERC gene family that encodes a group of unusually large proteins, which contain multiple structural domains. All members have at least 1 copy of an N-t...

1 evidence65 SNPs0 traits0 studies0 positive · 1 negative

Connected SNPs (82)

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