PCSK9

proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family, which includes proteases that process protein and peptide precursors trafficking through regulated or constitutive branches of the secretory pathway. The encoded protein undergoes an autocatalytic processing event with its prosegment in the ER and is constitutively secreted as an inactive protease into the extracellular matrix and trans-Golgi network. It is expressed in liver, intestine and kidney tissues and escorts specific receptors for lysosomal degradation. It plays a role in cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism. Mutations in this gene have been associated with autosomal dominant familial hypercholesterolemia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014]

Known Variants1,013 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs112065101:55,496,039T/Cintergenic variantassociation
rs24794091:55,504,650G/Aupstream gene variantuncertain significance
rs8860464251:55,505,158G/Tuncertain significance
rs8860464261:55,505,165G/Cuncertain significance
rs7787964051:55,505,180C/Auncertain significance
rs16445810511:55,505,203A/Guncertain significance
rs726588881:55,505,224G/Alikely benign
rs283622011:55,505,266G/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs8860464271:55,505,274T/Guncertain significance
rs8860464281:55,505,290T/Guncertain significance
rs8860464291:55,505,311C/Auncertain significance
rs8860464301:55,505,326A/Guncertain significance
rs8860464311:55,505,331T/Guncertain significance
rs15531353501:55,505,343C/Abenign
rs5746536691:55,505,371C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs8860398351:55,505,438A/Guncertain significance
rs16445831781:55,505,443C/Tuncertain significance
rs8860398361:55,505,444C/Auncertain significance
rs454480951:55,505,447T/Cbenign
rs283622021:55,505,485G/Alikely benign
rs13416554361:55,505,501C/Tuncertain significance
rs12250467981:55,505,502C/Tlikely benign
rs8860398371:55,505,503T/Cconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs16445839551:55,505,504G/Auncertain significance
rs13570215761:55,505,507C/Auncertain significance
rs25231625721:55,505,508C/Guncertain significance
rs12091869791:55,505,512T/Guncertain significance
rs25231626411:55,505,514G/Auncertain significance
rs10185766991:55,505,515G/Auncertain significance
rs16445840211:55,505,516C/Tlikely benign
rs9661006771:55,505,518C/Auncertain significance
rs14658657351:55,505,519C/Tlikely benign
rs1866698051:55,505,520G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs25231627671:55,505,522C/Tlikely benign
rs16445841301:55,505,527C/Tuncertain significance
rs21002505701:55,505,531G/Alikely benign
rs14263614071:55,505,532C/Tuncertain significance
rs10212805471:55,505,533G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs5624802651:55,505,537C/Glikely benign
rs9680237601:55,505,544C/Auncertain significance
rs7605587121:55,505,545C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs12024535111:55,505,546G/Alikely benign
rs16445843251:55,505,550C/Tuncertain significance
rs12404581611:55,505,552A/Glikely benign
rs3732953271:55,505,562C/Tlikely benign
rs13221345191:55,505,563T/Guncertain significance
rs12712122241:55,505,567G/Clikely benign
rs16445849171:55,505,575T/Cuncertain significance
rs9264631991:55,505,576C/Tlikely benign
rs14790304041:55,505,580G/Auncertain significance
rs3768197691:55,505,585C/Tlikely benign
rs15531354001:55,505,586G/Auncertain significance
rs14134432461:55,505,587C/Tuncertain significance
rs16445852071:55,505,588G/Alikely benign
rs11876136011:55,505,590G/Cuncertain significance
rs12886028411:55,505,591C/Tlikely benign
rs5478603271:55,505,592G/Auncertain significance
rs15702906471:55,505,594C/Tlikely benign
rs8665975551:55,505,595C/Guncertain significance
rs11600588091:55,505,596G/Auncertain significance
rs9587509571:55,505,599C/Auncertain significance
rs16445854181:55,505,600G/Alikely benign
rs5644278671:55,505,604G/Amissense variantpathogenic
rs12912056621:55,505,606G/Cuncertain significance
rs9172196211:55,505,607G/Auncertain significance
rs3710303811:55,505,610G/Auncertain significance
rs7646030591:55,505,613G/Tmissense variantpathogenic
rs5334745231:55,505,615C/Tlikely benign
rs7577537301:55,505,616G/Auncertain significance
rs12562449411:55,505,617G/Auncertain significance
rs14827187501:55,505,618C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs12107054451:55,505,621C/Auncertain significance
rs25231644771:55,505,623A/Guncertain significance
rs25231644901:55,505,624C/Tlikely benign
rs7815905131:55,505,625G/Auncertain significance
rs14163308781:55,505,628G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs25231645551:55,505,630G/Alikely benign
rs5502631351:55,505,632T/Auncertain significance
rs16445857651:55,505,633G/Clikely benign
rs3741421231:55,505,636G/Tlikely benign
rs11783097601:55,505,642C/Tlikely benign
rs11906161891:55,505,645G/Alikely benign
rs7477137721:55,505,646C/Tuncertain significance
rs115911471:55,505,647G/Tmissense variantpathogenic
rs25231647831:55,505,648T/Glikely benign
rs13722040351:55,505,650C/Gpathogenic
rs283857011:55,505,651C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs12788901291:55,505,652G/Auncertain significance
rs7470022721:55,505,657G/Cconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs25231648981:55,505,658G/Cuncertain significance
rs8892892651:55,505,660C/Tlikely benign
rs13467574671:55,505,661G/Tuncertain significance
rs10072231801:55,505,662G/Auncertain significance
rs10560464101:55,505,664C/Tlikely benign
rs14881571231:55,505,665T/Cuncertain significance
rs12316491011:55,505,666G/Alikely benign
rs115836801:55,505,668C/Tmissense variantlikely benign
rs7592143291:55,505,669C/Tlikely benign
rs7700805831:55,505,670G/Auncertain significance
rs16445865821:55,505,674C/Tuncertain significance

Showing 100 of 1,013 variants. Use the SNP search for the full list.

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.