Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
APOE
Associated Variants
APOE MUTATION
APOE MUTATION
Associated Disease
pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Increased cholesterol biosynthesis, elevated PCSK9 levels and reduced APOE mRNA expression newly found in PXE fibroblasts could enforce atherogenesis and cardiovascular risk in PXE patients.
Pubmed
25064003
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
CONCLUSION
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
4
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
9
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000271441872080303
Drugs