rs1044396

Homo sapiens
G>A / G>C
CHRNA4 : Missense Variant
Check p-value
SNV (Single Nucleotide Variation)
A=0402 (12029/29876,GnomAD)
A=0331 (9655/29118,TOPMED)
G==0408 (5308/13000,GO-ESP)
A=0323 (1620/5008,1000G)
G==0441 (1698/3854,ALSPAC)
G==0434 (1610/3708,TWINSUK)
chr20:63349782 (GRCh38.p7) (20q13.33)
ND
GWASdb2
See rs on genome
0 Promoter around

Genomic Coordinates

Sequence Name Change(s)
GRCh38.p7 chr 20NC_000020.11:g.63349782G>A
GRCh38.p7 chr 20NC_000020.11:g.63349782G>C
GRCh37.p13 chr 20NC_000020.10:g.61981134G>A
GRCh37.p13 chr 20NC_000020.10:g.61981134G>C
CHRNA4 RefSeqGeneNG_011931.1:g.16562C>T
CHRNA4 RefSeqGeneNG_011931.1:g.16562C>G

Gene: CHRNA4, cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit(minus strand)

Molecule type Change Amino acid[Codon] SO Term
CHRNA4 transcript variant 1NM_000744.6:c.162...NM_000744.6:c.1629C>TS [AGC]> S [AGT]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform 1 precursorNP_000735.1:p.Ser...NP_000735.1:p.Ser543=S [Ser]> S [Ser]Synonymous Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant 1NM_000744.6:c.162...NM_000744.6:c.1629C>GS [AGC]> R [AGG]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform 1 precursorNP_000735.1:p.Ser...NP_000735.1:p.Ser543ArgS [Ser]> R [Arg]Missense Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant 2NM_001256573.1:c....NM_001256573.1:c.1101C>TS [AGC]> S [AGT]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform 2NP_001243502.1:p....NP_001243502.1:p.Ser367=S [Ser]> S [Ser]Synonymous Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant 2NM_001256573.1:c....NM_001256573.1:c.1101C>GS [AGC]> R [AGG]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform 2NP_001243502.1:p....NP_001243502.1:p.Ser367ArgS [Ser]> R [Arg]Missense Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant 3NR_046317.1:n.188...NR_046317.1:n.1885C>TC>TNon Coding Transcript Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant 3NR_046317.1:n.188...NR_046317.1:n.1885C>GC>GNon Coding Transcript Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant X1XM_011528524.1:c....XM_011528524.1:c.1416C>TS [AGC]> S [AGT]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform X1XP_011526826.1:p....XP_011526826.1:p.Ser472=S [Ser]> S [Ser]Synonymous Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant X1XM_011528524.1:c....XM_011528524.1:c.1416C>GS [AGC]> R [AGG]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform X1XP_011526826.1:p....XP_011526826.1:p.Ser472ArgS [Ser]> R [Arg]Missense Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant X2XM_017027624.1:c....XM_017027624.1:c.1386C>TS [AGC]> S [AGT]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform X2XP_016883113.1:p....XP_016883113.1:p.Ser462=S [Ser]> S [Ser]Synonymous Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant X2XM_017027624.1:c....XM_017027624.1:c.1386C>GS [AGC]> R [AGG]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform X2XP_016883113.1:p....XP_016883113.1:p.Ser462ArgS [Ser]> R [Arg]Missense Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant X3XM_017027625.1:c....XM_017027625.1:c.1101C>TS [AGC]> S [AGT]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform X2XP_016883114.1:p....XP_016883114.1:p.Ser367=S [Ser]> S [Ser]Synonymous Variant
CHRNA4 transcript variant X3XM_017027625.1:c....XM_017027625.1:c.1101C>GS [AGC]> R [AGG]Coding Sequence Variant
neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform X2XP_016883114.1:p....XP_016883114.1:p.Ser367ArgS [Ser]> R [Arg]Missense Variant

Population Frequency

Study Population Group Sample # Ref Allele Alt Allele
1000GenomesAfricanSub1322G=0.939A=0.061
1000GenomesAmericanSub694G=0.510A=0.490
1000GenomesEast AsianSub1008G=0.732A=0.268
1000GenomesEuropeSub1006G=0.471A=0.529
1000GenomesGlobalStudy-wide5008G=0.677A=0.323
1000GenomesSouth AsianSub978G=0.590A=0.410
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and ChildrenPARENT AND CHILD COHORTStudy-wide3854G=0.441A=0.559
The Genome Aggregation DatabaseAfricanSub8694G=0.872A=0.128
The Genome Aggregation DatabaseAmericanSub838G=0.490A=0.510
The Genome Aggregation DatabaseEast AsianSub1616G=0.756A=0.244
The Genome Aggregation DatabaseEuropeSub18426G=0.458A=0.541
The Genome Aggregation DatabaseGlobalStudy-wide29876G=0.597A=0.402
The Genome Aggregation DatabaseOtherSub302G=0.580A=0.420
Trans-Omics for Precision MedicineGlobalStudy-wide29118G=0.668A=0.331
UK 10K study - TwinsTWIN COHORTStudy-wide3708G=0.434A=0.566
PMID Title Author Journal
25729002Association of a nicotinic receptor gene polymorphism with spontaneous eyeblink rates.Nakano TSci Rep
21606948Varenicline for smoking cessation: nausea severity and variation in nicotinic receptor genes.Swan GEPharmacogenomics J
22947540The dopamine D2 receptor gene DRD2 and the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene CHRNA4 interact on striatal gray matter volume: evidence from a genetic imaging study.Markett SNeuroimage
27123786A role for attention during wilderness navigation: Comparing effects of BDNF, KIBRA, and CHRNA4.Rovira ENeuropsychology
19429020Individual variation in a cholinergic receptor gene modulates attention.Reinvang INeurosci Lett
27054571Association of Common Polymorphisms in the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Alpha4 Subunit Gene with an Electrophysiological Endophenotype in a Large Population-Based Sample.Mobascher APLoS One
20631687Variation in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 and its interaction with recent tobacco use influence cognitive flexibility.Zhang HNeuropsychopharmacology
23240931A novel differential susceptibility gene: CHRNA4 and moderation of the effect of maltreatment on child personality.Grazioplene RGJ Child Psychol Psychiatry
27166759Converging findings from linkage and association analyses on susceptibility genes for smoking and other addictions.Yang JMol Psychiatry
25642160Nicotinic receptor modulation to treat alcohol and drug dependence.Rahman SFront Neurosci
22760121Interaction of the cholinergic system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis as a risk factor for depression: evidence from a genetic association study.Reuter MNeuroreport
26079805Nicotinergic Modulation of Attention-Related Neural Activity Differentiates Polymorphisms of DRD2 and CHRNA4 Receptor Genes.Breckel TPPLoS One
25741868Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology.Richards SGenet Med
22008229Association of CHRNA4 polymorphism with depression and loneliness in elderly males.Tsai SJGenes Brain Behav
18571741Genetic variability in nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and nicotine addiction: converging evidence from human and animal research.Portugal GSBehav Brain Res
20942817Pharmacogenetics of new analgesics.Lotsch JBr J Pharmacol
17503330A generalized combinatorial approach for detecting gene-by-gene and gene-by-environment interactions with application to nicotine dependence.Lou XYAm J Hum Genet
19482438Association of genes coding for the alpha-4, alpha-5, beta-2 and beta-3 subunits of nicotinic receptors with cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence.Etter JFAddict Behav
22290489Pharmacogenetics of smoking cessation: role of nicotine target and metabolism genes.Gold ABHum Genet
27109789Cholinergic modulation of auditory P3 event-related potentials as indexed by CHRNA4 and CHRNA7 genotype variation in healthy volunteers.Hyde MNeurosci Lett
26044620Gene network analysis shows immune-signaling and ERK1/2 as novel genetic markers for multiple addiction phenotypes: alcohol, smoking and opioid addiction.Reyes-Gibby CCBMC Syst Biol
22180580Association between nicotinic acetylcholine receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms and smoking cessation.Spruell TNicotine Tob Res
23350800Nominal association with CHRNA4 variants and nicotine dependence.Kamens HMGenes Brain Behav
23757202Free the data: one laboratory's approach to knowledge-based genomic variant classification and preparation for EMR integration of genomic data.Bean LJHum Mutat
19290018Association of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha 4 polymorphisms with nicotine dependence in 5500 Germans.Breitling LPPharmacogenomics J
25934188The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 4 subunit contains a functionally relevant SNP Haplotype.Eggert MBMC Genet
25647695Modulation of nicotine effects on selective attention by DRD2 and CHRNA4 gene polymorphisms.Ahrens SPsychopharmacology (Berl)
19238175New insights into the genetics of addiction.Li MDNat Rev Genet
22722381The role of the CHRNA4 gene in Internet addiction: a case-control study.Montag CJ Addict Med
15154117A common haplotype of the nicotine acetylcholine receptor alpha 4 subunit gene is associated with vulnerability to nicotine addiction in men.Feng YAm J Hum Genet
17613539Association of attentional network function with exon 5 variations of the CHRNA4 gene.Winterer GHum Mol Genet
17135278Cholinergic nicotinic receptor genes implicated in a nicotine dependence association study targeting 348 candidate genes with 3713 SNPs.Saccone SFHum Mol Genet
22373960A cognitive phenotype for a polymorphism in the nicotinic receptor gene CHRNA4.Greenwood PMNeurosci Biobehav Rev
25639542Individual response speed is modulated by variants of the gene encoding the alpha 4 sub-unit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRNA4).Schneider KKBehav Brain Res
19211801Synergistic effects of genetic variation in nicotinic and muscarinic receptors on visual attention but not working memory.Greenwood PMProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
20493238Genetic variation of CHRNA4 does not modulate attention in Parkinson's disease.Hudson GNeurosci Lett
18534558Gene-gene interactions among CHRNA4, CHRNB2, BDNF, and NTRK2 in nicotine dependence.Li MDBiol Psychiatry
17948872Association of dopamine, serotonin, and nicotinic gene polymorphisms with methylphenidate response in ADHD.Tharoor HAm J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet
20736995Resequencing of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes and association of common and rare variants with the Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence.Wessel JNeuropsychopharmacology
18618000A candidate gene approach identifies the CHRNA5-A3-B4 region as a risk factor for age-dependent nicotine addiction.Weiss RBPLoS Genet
21445957Association of CHRNA4 polymorphisms with smoking behavior in two populations.Han SAm J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet
24819610DRD2/CHRNA5 interaction on prefrontal biology and physiology during working memory.Di Giorgio APLoS One
19259974Multiple distinct risk loci for nicotine dependence identified by dense coverage of the complete family of nicotinic receptor subunit (CHRN) genes.Saccone NLAm J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet
26982087CHRNA4 was associated with prepulse inhibition of schizophrenia in Chinese: a pilot study.Shi JCogn Neuropsychiatry
21130611Evidence for the modality independence of the genetic epistasis between the dopaminergic and cholinergic system on working memory capacity.Markett SEur Neuropsychopharmacol

P-Value

SNP ID p-value Traits Study
rs10443960.001Drug response to nicotine19290018

eQTL of rs1044396 in Brain tissues (GTEx Analysis Release V7)

Position (v37) eGene GeneID Variant p-value TSS Tissue
There is no eQTL annotation for this SNP

meQTL of rs1044396 in Fetal Brain

Probe ID Position Gene beta p-value
There is no meQTL annotation for this SNP

Genomic View

Chromatin Interaction

There is no significant Hi-C chromatin interaction data for this SNP.

Enhancer Annotation (GRCh37.p13)

Chromosome Start End Region Distance ( -/+ : Up/Downstream )
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