Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
KIF2C
Associated Variants
KIF6 p.Trp719Arg (p.W719R) ( ENST00000229913.9, ENST00000287152.12, ENST00000394362.5, ENST00000538893.5 )
KIF6 p.Trp719Arg (p.W719R) ( ENST00000229913.9, ENST00000287152.12, ENST00000394362.5, ENST00000538893.5 )
Associated Disease
coronary artery disease
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
A single-nucleotide polymorphism Trp719Arg (rs20455T>C) in the kinesin-like protein 6 (KIF6), which is a protein involved in intracellular transport, has been shown to predict increased coronary artery disease (CAD) risk and event reduction during statin therapy.
Pubmed
21810021
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000542883744160607
Year of publication
2011
Drugs