Gene: SMG8 
Alternate names for this Gene:  C17orf71
Gene Summary: 
Gene is located in Chromosome:  17
Location in Chromosome :  17q22
Description of this Gene:  SMG8 nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor
Type of Gene:  protein-coding
rs6503905 in 
SMG8 gene and 
Myeloperoxidase Measurement
PMID 23620142 2013 A GWAS for plasma MPO levels in 9260 European ancestry subjects identified a chromosome 17q22 region near MPO that was significantly associated (lead SNP rs6503905; P = 2.94 × 10(-12)), but the CFH locus did not exhibit evidence of association with plasma MPO levels.