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Corin variant associated with hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy exhibits impaired zymogen activation and natriuretic peptide processing activity.
Circulation research - 29 Aug 2008
Wang Wei, Liao Xudong, Fukuda Koichi, Knappe Sabine, Wu Faye, Dries Daniel L, Qin Jun, Wu Qingyu
Abstract excerpt
Corin is a cardiac serine protease that acts as the pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) convertase. Recently, 2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (T555I and Q568P) in the human corin gene have been identified in genetic epidemiological studies. The minor I555/P568 allele, which is more common in African Americans, is associated with hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy. In this study, we examined the effect...
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