Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
PCSK9
Associated Variants
PCSK9 p.Arg46Leu (p.R46L) ( ENST00000302118.5, ENST00000713786.1, ENST00000710286.1 )
PCSK9 p.Arg46Leu (p.R46L) ( ENST00000302118.5, ENST00000710286.1, ENST00000713786.1 )
Associated Disease
Coronary heart disease
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Caucasian carriers of the T allele at R46L in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) locus have been reported to have 15% lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (C) levels and 47% lower coronary heart disease (CHD) risk.
Pubmed
18262190
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0251457431466092
Year of publication
2008
Drugs