Rs2243250

rs2243250 is a SNP in the IL4 gene that is also known as the -589C>T SNP.

In 300 patients younger than 50 years the rs2243250(T) allele was associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction (odds ratio 0.57, CI: 0.34-0.95). This result was replicated in another study, where carriers of one or two -589T alleles also had a reduced risk (odds ratio 0.67, CI: 0.47-0.95), with a strong protective effect of the -598T allele in homozygous -589T (odds ratio 0.33, CI: 0.10-1.05).