Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
PCSK9
Associated Variants
PCSK9 p.Asp374Asn (p.D374N) ( ENST00000302118.5, ENST00000673903.1, ENST00000710286.1, ENST00000713786.1 )
PCSK9 p.Asp374Tyr (p.D374Y) ( ENST00000713786.1, ENST00000673903.1, ENST00000710286.1, ENST00000302118.5 )
PCSK9 p.Asp374Asn (p.D374N) ( ENST00000302118.5, ENST00000673903.1, ENST00000710286.1, ENST00000713786.1 )
PCSK9 p.Asp374Tyr (p.D374Y) ( ENST00000302118.5, ENST00000673903.1, ENST00000710286.1, ENST00000713786.1 )
Associated Disease
arteriosclerosis
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
To produce transgenic mice expressing the D374Y variant of the human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) gene at physiological levels to investigate the mechanisms causing hypercholesterolemia and accelerated atherosclerosis.
Pubmed
20448210
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00380018620912425
Year of publication
2010
Drugs