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
Xanthoma
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
The aims of this cross-sectional cohort-study were to examine whether the PCSK9 R46L loss of function variant found in a cohort of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients was associated with lower low density lipoprotein cholesterol, lower frequency of xanthomata, and cardiovascular risk.
Pubmed
25278291
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000271441872080303
Year of publication
2015
Drugs