Genetic variant

rs75326924 a variant in the CD36 gene

rs75326924 is a single-letter difference in the CD36 gene, on chromosome 7. 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 Platelet-type bleeding disorder 10 and Inherited bleeding disorder, platelet-type. 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 rs75326924 is the catalogue number of one of them, in the CD36 gene. Which letters you carry there — one copy from each parent — is your genotype.

CD36 (CD36 molecule (CD36 blood group)): The protein encoded by this gene is the fourth major glycoprotein of the platelet surface and serves as a receptor for thrombospondin in platelets and various cell lines. Since thrombospondins are widely distributed proteins involved in a variety of adhesive processes, this protein may have important functions as a cell adhesion molecule. It binds to collagen, thrombospondin, anionic phospholipids and oxidized LDL.

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 rs75326924, 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
rs75326924
Gene
CD36
Position
chr7:80656687
ClinVar classification
Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Genome-wide association studies (20)

TraitRisk alleleOR / betaP-valueStudy
Platelet count T OR 0.12 1E-128 PubMed
Platelet count T OR 0.15 6E-90 PubMed
High-density lipoprotein levels T β 0.092 5E-79 PubMed
HDL cholesterol levels T OR 0.12 1E-63 PubMed
Aspartate aminotransferase levels T β 0.073 9E-57 PubMed
Albumin levels T β 0.067 2E-44 PubMed
Platelet count T β 0.091 3E-31 PubMed
Platelet count T β 0.091 3E-31 PubMed
Platelet count C OR 0.1 1E-29 PubMed
Aspartate aminotransferase levels T β 0.075 2E-29 PubMed
HDL cholesterol levels T OR 1.62 3E-29 PubMed
High-density lipoprotein levels T β 0.071 3E-26 PubMed
Aspartate aminotransferase levels T β 0.069 5E-26 PubMed
Red blood cell distribution width T β 0.088 3E-25 PubMed
HDL cholesterol T OR 0.11 6E-23 PubMed
HDL cholesterol T OR 0.11 6E-23 PubMed
Albumin levels T β 0.068 3E-21 PubMed
Hypo-HDL-cholesterolemia C OR 0.8 3E-16 PubMed
Diastolic blood pressure T β 0.037 7E-16 PubMed
Aspartate aminotransferase levels T β 0.066 8E-16 PubMed

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