Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
INSIG2
Associated Variants
MC4R p.Val103Ile (p.V103I) ( ENST00000299766.5 )
rs7566605
MC4R p.Val103Ile (p.V103I) ( ENST00000299766.5 )
rs7566605
Associated Disease
obesity
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Among the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously reported to be associated with body mass index (BMI) and obesity, we focus on a common risk variant rs7566605 upstream of the insulin-induced gene 2 (INSIG2) gene and a rare protective variant rs2229616 on the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) gene.
Pubmed
24518831
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0692950936021427
Year of publication
2013
Drugs