{{Rsnum
|rsid=26802
|Gene=GHRL
|Chromosome=3
|position=10290681
|Orientation=plus
|GMAF=0.2553
|Gene_s=GHRL,GHRLOS
|Assembly=GRCh38
|GenomeBuild=38.1
|dbSNPBuild=141
|geno1=(G;G)
|geno2=(G;T)
|geno3=(T;T)
}}{{ population diversity
| geno1=(G;G)
| geno2=(G;T)
| geno3=(T;T)
| CEU | 13.3 | 46.9 | 39.8
| HCB | 2.2 | 14.6 | 83.2
| JPT | 0.9 | 11.5 | 87.6
| YRI | 8.2 | 46.9 | 44.9
| ASW | 7.0 | 29.8 | 63.2
| CHB | 2.2 | 14.6 | 83.2
| CHD | 0.9 | 16.5 | 82.6
| GIH | 8.9 | 50.5 | 40.6
| LWK | 11.8 | 42.7 | 45.5
| MEX | 6.9 | 44.8 | 48.3
| MKK | 16.7 | 38.5 | 44.9
| TSI | 11.8 | 45.1 | 43.1
| HapMapRevision=28
}}{{PMID Auto
|PMID=20010782
|Title=Influence of ghrelin gene polymorphisms on hypertension and atherosclerotic disease
}}

{{PMID|17389697}} Examining the candidacy of ghrelin as a gene responsible for variation in adult stature in a United Kingdom population with type 2 diabetes.

{{PMID|18239581}} Lack of association of ghrelin precursor gene variants and percentage body fat or serum lipid profiles.

{{PMID|18249219}} Interaction of single nucleotide polymorphisms in ADRB2, ADRB3, TNF, IL6, IGF1R, LIPC, LEPR, and GHRL with physical activity on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and changes in characteristics of the metabolic syndrome: The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study.

{{PMID|19041386|OA=1
}} Genetic-epidemiological evidence on genes associated with HDL cholesterol levels: a systematic in-depth review.

{{PMID|19593725|OA=1
}} Association of maternally inherited GNAS alleles with African-American male birth weight.

{{PMID|20586762}} Genetic variation of the ghrelin signaling system in females with severe alcohol dependence.

{{PMID|21390334|OA=1
}} Genetic polymorphisms in the hypothalamic pathway in relation to subsequent weight change--the DiOGenes study.

{{PMID|21448464|OA=1
}} The ghrelin signalling system is involved in the consumption of sweets.

{{PMID|22406557|OA=1
}} Human longevity and variation in GH/IGF-1/insulin signaling, DNA damage signaling and repair and pro/antioxidant pathway genes: cross sectional and longitudinal studies.

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