Rs1015362

rs1015362 is a SNP near the ASIP (agouti signaling protein) gene on chromosome 20.

This SNP is one of a tightly-linked pair that increases the likelihood of an individual being prone to sun sensitivity, in other words, freckles and sunburn, based on a study of 6,000+ Caucasians (5,000+ Icelanders + 1,000+ Dutch). The odds ratios, presumably on a dominant basis, and at least in the largest population (Icelanders) for "freckles and burns vs. no freckles and tans" for the haplotype pair rs1015362(G) - rs4911414(T) is 3.91 (CI: 2.54-6.03) for males and 2.42 (CI: 1.52-3.86) for females, with an overall p=0.051.

Based on a study by the same authors of 4,000+ skin cancer patients, this haplotype was seen to confer significant increased risk for cutaneous malignant melanoma (odds ratio 1.45, p = 1.2 x 10-9) as well as basal cell carcinoma (odds ratio 1.33, p = 1.2 x 10-6).

Influences appearance gnxp

Melanoma susceptibility variants on chromosome 20q11.22 are associated with pigmentary traits and the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer.

Candidate causal regulatory effects by integration of expression QTLs with complex trait genetic associations.