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Mutations in PCSK9 cause autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia #MMPMID12730697
Abifadel M; Varret M; Rabes JP; Allard D; Ouguerram K; Devillers M; Cruaud C; Benjannet S; Wickham L; Erlich D; Derre A; Villeger L; Farnier M; Beucler I; Bruckert E; Chambaz J; Chanu B; Lecerf JM; Luc G; Moulin P; Weissenbach J; Prat A; Krempf M; Junien C; Seidah NG; Boileau C
Nat Genet 2003[Jun]; 34 (2): 154-6 PMID12730697show ga
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH; OMIM144400), a risk factor for coronary heart disease, is characterized by an increase in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels that is associated with mutations in the genes LDLR (encoding low-density lipoprotein receptor) or APOB (encoding apolipoprotein B). We mapped a third locus associated with ADH, HCHOLA3 at 1p32, and now report two mutations in the gene PCSK9 (encoding proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9) that cause ADH. PCSK9 encodes NARC-1 (neural apoptosis regulated convertase), a newly identified human subtilase that is highly expressed in the liver and contributes to cholesterol homeostasis.
|*Mutation[MESH]
|Amino Acid Substitution[MESH]
|Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/genetics[MESH]
|Female[MESH]
|Genes, Dominant[MESH]
|Genetic Linkage[MESH]
|Humans[MESH]
|Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II/enzymology/*genetics[MESH]