Annotation Detail
Information
- Associated Genes
- PCSK9
- Associated Variants
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PCSK9 p.Arg46Leu (p.R46L)
(
ENST00000302118.5,
ENST00000713786.1,
ENST00000710286.1 )
PCSK9 p.Arg46Leu (p.R46L) ( ENST00000302118.5, ENST00000710286.1, ENST00000713786.1 ) - Associated Disease
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Source Database
- DisGeNET
- Description
- Our data support the concept that the rare allele of the R46L SNP at the PCSK9 locus significantly lowers LDL C, but does not greatly reduce CHD risk in an elderly population with a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease.
- Pubmed
- 18262190
- Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
- BeFree
- DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
- 0.0120729260250364
- Year of publication
- 2008
Drugs