rs6234
— PCSK1 PCSK1 Q665E (Gln665Glu)
Missense variant in PCSK1 that causes a Gln665Glu substitution in the C-terminal domain of prohormone convertase 1/3 (PC1/3), reducing enzyme activity and impairing cleavage of proinsulin to insulin, POMC to alpha-MSH, and proglucagon to GLP-1; the first of a near-obligate coding haplotype (Q665E/S690T, rs6234/rs6235) associated with modest but well-replicated obesity risk across European populations
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rs80358216
— HSD3B2 Trp171X
Pathogenic nonsense variant introducing a premature stop codon at position 171 of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II, abolishing conversion of Δ5-steroids to Δ4-steroids in adrenal glands and gonads; homozygotes develop severe salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia with deficiency of cortisol, aldosterone, and sex steroids.
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