Genetic variant

rs117706710 a variant in the AMPD3 gene

rs117706710 is a single-letter difference in the AMPD3 gene, on chromosome 11. ClinVar, the public archive of variant interpretations, lists it as conflicting interpretations: laboratories that have assessed it do not agree on whether it matters. It has been reported in connection with Erythrocyte AMP deaminase deficiency and AMPD3-related disorder. Carrying it does not, on its own, mean you have or will develop any condition.

What is this?

Your DNA is a long sequence of four letters. At a few million positions, people commonly differ by a single letter; each of those positions is called a SNP (“snip”), and rs117706710 is the catalogue number of one of them, in the AMPD3 gene. Which letters you carry there — one copy from each parent — is your genotype.

AMPD3 (adenosine monophosphate deaminase 3): This gene encodes a member of the AMP deaminase gene family. The encoded protein is a highly regulated enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of adenosine monophosphate to inosine monophosphate, a branch point in the adenylate catabolic pathway. This gene encodes the erythrocyte (E) isoforms, whereas other family members encode isoforms that predominate in muscle (M) and liver (L) cells.

Gene description from NCBI Gene

Why might it matter?

ClinVar records this variant as conflicting interpretations, meaning laboratories that have assessed it do not agree on whether it matters. A classification describes the variant, not you: what it means for one person depends on their genotype, their family history and often on other genes and circumstances.

Conditions it has been reported with

Listed in ClinVar submissions for this variant. Being listed is a report of an association, not a statement that the variant causes the condition in any given person.

Do I have this variant?

If you have taken a consumer DNA test (23andMe, AncestryDNA and similar), you can download its raw data file and check. Create a free account, upload the file, and this page will show the letters you carry at rs117706710, if your test read this position.

Connect this with your blood results

A gene is a fixed instruction; a blood test shows what your body is doing now. CheckMyBloods reads the two side by side, so a variant can be set against the markers it could plausibly affect.

Blood markers do not diagnose a genetic condition, and a variant does not explain a blood result on its own. Together, with symptoms and family history, they give a clinician context.

What should I do next?

  1. Find out whether you carry it. Reading about a variant says nothing about you until you know your genotype.
  2. Put it in context. Add your blood results, so the variant can be read against what your body is doing.
  3. Ask questions. Dr. Hemsworth, our AI assistant, can explain this variant and your results in plain English.
  4. Take anything that worries you to a professional. A GP or genetic counsellor can order a confirmatory test and interpret it with your history.

This page is general information drawn from public research databases. It cannot diagnose anything, and it is not a substitute for advice from a doctor or genetic counsellor who knows your history.

Technical details

dbSNP ID
rs117706710
Gene
AMPD3
Position (GRCh38)
chr11:10487355
Variant type
snv
Consequence
missense variant
ClinVar classification
Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Genome-wide association studies (19)

TraitRisk alleleOR / betaP-valueStudy
Hemoglobin A1c levels — OR 0.16 1E-49 PubMed
Glycated haemoglobin HbA1c levels (UKB data field 30750) T OR 0.11 6E-34 PubMed
Reticulocyte count — OR 0.11 7E-25 PubMed
High light scatter reticulocyte count — OR 0.1 5E-24 PubMed
Reticulocyte count T OR 0.11 2E-19 PubMed
High light scatter reticulocyte count T OR 0.1 1E-18 PubMed
Reticulocyte count (UKB data field 30250) T β 0.086 6E-18 PubMed
High light scatter reticulocyte count (UKB data field 30300) T β 0.08 5E-16 PubMed
High light scatter reticulocyte percentage of red cells T β 0.093 2E-15 PubMed
Reticulocyte fraction of red cells T β 0.094 2E-15 PubMed
Hemoglobin levels T β 0.081 8E-15 PubMed
Reticulocyte percentage (UKB data field 30240) T β 0.078 9E-15 PubMed
High light scatter reticulocyte percentage (UKB data field 30290) T β 0.074 8E-14 PubMed
Hemoglobin levels — β 0.077 3E-13 PubMed
Hemoglobin T β 0.083 1E-12 PubMed
HDL cholesterol levels (UKB data field 30760) T β 0.056 5E-12 PubMed
Hematocrit T β 0.075 1E-10 PubMed
Glycated hemoglobin HbA1c levels T β 0.037 2E-10 PubMed
Glycated hemoglobin levels T β 0.046 5E-8 PubMed

How common the less frequent letter is

gnomAD ALL
0.8%
1kG AFR
100%
1kG ALL
99.7%
1kG AMR
0.3%
1kG EAS
100%
1kG EUR
99%
1kG SAS
99.8%

Sources