rs8027450

This is a intron variant variant in the FURIN gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (6)

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

systolic blood pressure

Keaton JM et al. “Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits.” Nature Genetics 56(5):778-791 (2024)
Allele T
OR 0.57
p 3.0e-87
N 1,028,980
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele T
OR 0.02
p 5.0e-33
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

diastolic blood pressure

Keaton JM et al. “Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits.” Nature Genetics 56(5):778-791 (2024)
Allele T
OR 0.34
p 1.0e-86
N 1,028,980
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

pulse pressure measurement

Keaton JM et al. “Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits.” Nature Genetics 56(5):778-791 (2024)
Allele T
OR 0.25
p 2.0e-35
N 1,028,980
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

coronary atherosclerosis

Verma A et al. “Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.” Science (new York, N.y.) 385(6706):eadj1182 (2024)
Allele C
OR 0.05
p 1.0e-14
N 602,192
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

diet measurement

Cole JB et al. “Comprehensive genomic analysis of dietary habits in UK Biobank identifies hundreds of genetic associations.” Nature Communications 11(1):1467 (2020)
Allele C
OR 0.02
p 4.0e-10
N 449,210
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

large artery stroke

Mishra A et al. “Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries.” Nature 611(7934):115-123 (2022)
Allele T
OR 1.06
p 2.0e-9
N 1,241,207
Large GWAS
European

About FURIN

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. It encodes a type 1 membrane bound protease that is expressed in many tissues, including neuroendocrine, liver, gut, and brain. The encoded protein undergoes an initial autocatalytic processing event in the ER and then sorts to the trans-Golgi network through endosomes where a second autocatalytic event takes place and the catalytic activity is acquired. Like other members of this convertase family, the product of this gene specifically cleaves substrates at single or paired basic residues. Some of its substrates include proparathyroid hormone, transforming growth factor beta 1 precursor, proalbumin, pro-beta-secretase, membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase, beta subunit of pro-nerve growth factor and von Willebrand factor. It is thought to be one of the proteases responsible for the activation of HIV envelope glycoproteins gp160 and gp140, and may play a role in tumor progression. Unlike SARS-CoV and other coronaviruses, the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be uniquely cleaved by this protease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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