rs60661425

This is a intron variant variant in the MAPKAPK5 gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.

diastolic blood pressure

Plotnikov D et al. High Blood Pressure and Intraocular Pressure: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 63(6):29 (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.35
p 1.0e-37
N 526,001
Large GWAS
European

About MAPKAPK5

The protein encoded by this gene is a tumor suppressor and member of the serine/threonine kinase family. In response to cellular stress and proinflammatory cytokines, this kinase is activated through its phosphorylation by MAP kinases including MAPK1/ERK, MAPK14/p38-alpha, and MAPK11/p38-beta. The encoded protein is found in the nucleus but translocates to the cytoplasm upon phosphorylation and activation. This kinase phosphorylates heat shock protein HSP27 at its physiologically relevant sites. Two alternately spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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