Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
TNF
Associated Variants
TNF MUTATION
TNF MUTATION
Associated Disease
arteriosclerosis
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Furthermore, sortilin also seems to be involved in the development of atherosclerosis, by mechanisms not directly involving LDL-cholesterol, but possibly resulting from the attenuated secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL6 and TNFα, which accompanies lack of sortilin in immune cells.
Pubmed
25702058
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_3/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
3
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
5
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0160150704527379
Drugs