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Table 3 Associations between SNP alleles with minor allele frequencies and quantitative measures of the hair colours (L*a*b* values) with P < 0.05 in 107 Scots from Edinburgh.

From: Genetic determinants of hair and eye colours in the Scottish and Danish populations

Gene

Chr.

Positiona

SNP

Min.

allele

MAFb

L*

p-value

L*

R2

a*

p-value

a*

R2

b*

p-value

b*

R2

Hair colour

HPS3

3

Int 1.1

rs4681169

A

0.30

  

0.046

0.039

  

Dark

  

Int 1.2

rs16861514

T

0.15

  

0.043

0.039

  

Dark

  

Int 6

rs16861552

C

0.33

  

0.021

0.054

  

Dark

  

Int 8

rs6785780

T

0.41

  

0.003

0.079

  

Red/Light

  

Int 13

rs7636389

A

0.07

  

0.026

0.049

  

Red/Light

DTNBP1

6

Exon 10

(S272P)

rs17470454

A

0.05

0.011

0.060

  

0.011

0.044

Light

TYRP1

9

Int 6

rs17346161

T

0.06

  

0.046

0.037

  

Red/Light

ERCC6

10

Int 5

rs1018603

C

0.11

0.041

0.041

  

0.041

0.038

Dark

  

Int 9

rs4253162

A

0.07

0.011

0.058

  

0.011

0.060

Dark

KITLG

12

Int 1.1

rs1492354

A

0.07

  

0.0009d

0.119

  

Red/Light

  

Int 1.2

rs1907702

G

0.20

  

0.018

0.05

  

Red/Light

  

Int 1.3

rs10777129

A

0.08

  

0.007

0.06

0.043

0.080

Red/Light

OCA2

15

Int 1.1

rs7495174

G

0.05

0.02

0.051

  

0.024

0.040

Dark

  

Int 1.2

rs7174027

A

0.06

0.005

0.075

  

0.005

0.060

Dark

  

Int 2.1

rs12442147

C

0.11

0.03

0.041

0.010

0.066

0.03

0.065

Dark

  

Int 2.2

rs12324648

A

0.07

  

0.019

0.057

  

Dark

  

Int 2.3

rs1470608

A

0.10

  

0.012

0.063

  

Dark

  

Int 4

rs3794604

A

0.08

  

0.031

0.042

  

Dark

  

Int 5

rs749846

A

0.11

  

0.025

0.054

  

Dark

  

Int 19

rs1375166

A

0.20

  

0.046

0.039

  

Dark

  

Int 23.1

rs2311470

C

0.50

  

0.005

0.073

  

Dark

  

Int 23.2

rs11858340

A

0.44

  

0.016

0.053

  

Red/Light

  

Int 23.3

rs6497235

A

0.50

0.03

0.050

0.006

0.069

0.03

0.063

Light

  

Int 23.4

rs11074306

A

0.41

  

0.024

0.048

  

Dark

  

Int 23.5

rs6497233

T

0.41

0.02

0.053

0.0004e

0.116

0.021

0.098

Light

  

Int 23.6

rs17674017

G

0.42

  

0.005

0.073

  

Red/Light

  

Int 23.7

rs1498509

C

0.49

  

0.010

0.060

  

Dark

  

Int 23.8

rs11631195

A

0.37

0.004

0.079

0.0002d

0.126

0.0037c

0.130

Light

  

Int 23.9

rs3947367

G

0.29

0.012

0.059

  

0.012

0.039

Light

  

Int 23.10

rs11637518

G

0.35

0.014

0.051

0.009

0.064

0.014

0.078

Light

  

Int 23.11

rs989869

C

0.38

0.008

0.063

  

0.0077

0.053

Dark

  

Int 23.12

rs1603784

A

0.23

0.007

0.063

  

0.0069

0.041

Dark

MYO05

15

Int 1.1

rs1615028

C

0.17

0.046

0.037

    

Light

  

Int 1.2

rs1724593

G

0.15

0.012

0.059

  

0.012

0.066

Light

  

Int 1.3

rs7176061

C

0.48

0.046

0.041

    

Dark

  

Int 2

rs1724625

T

0.30

0.036

0.044

    

Light

  

Int 5

rs1724630

G

0.21

0.049

0.039

  

0.049

0.040

Light

  

Int 9

rs1632403

T

0.08

0.042

0.039

  

0.042

0.049

Light

MC1R

16

Exon

R

None

0.21

  

2.00 × 10-6c

0.317

0.047c

0.156

Red

  

Exon

r

None

0.23

  

0.005

0.07

  

Dark/Light

PRKAR1A

17

Int 2

rs2952275

T

0.36

0.047

0.036

    

Light

  

5' UTR

rs8080306

C

0.27

0.021

0.047

    

Light

GNAS

20

Int 3

rs2295583

T

0.28

0.03

0.43

    

Light

  

Int 5

rs3730168

A

0.41

0.015

0.052

    

Dark

  

Int 6

rs919197

T

0.43

0.006

0.07

  

0.0062

0.059

Light

HPS4

22

Int 2

rs9613187

T

0.11

0.012

0.059

  

0.012

0.037

Light

  

Int 5

rs17401652

T

0.10

  

0.028

0.047

  

Red/Light

  1. a: Intron (Int), Exon or Untranslated region (UTR) position in the gene
  2. b: Minor allele frequency (MAF)
  3. c: Significant using Bonferroni correction. Other L*, a* and b* values were corrected using empirical permutations
  4. d: Significant using False Discovery Rate correction