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Dysfunctional corin i555(p568) allele is associated with impaired brain natriuretic peptide processing and adverse outcomes in blacks with systolic heart failure: results from the Genetic Risk Assessment in Heart Failure substudy.
Circulation. Heart failure - 1 Nov 2009
Rame J Eduardo, Tam S William, McNamara Dennis, Worcel Manuel, Sabolinski Michael L, Wu Alan H, Dries Daniel L
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BACKGROUND: Corin, a transmembrane serine protease expressed in cardiomyocytes, cleaves pro-atrial natriuretic peptide and pro-brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) into biologically active peptide hormones. The minor corin I555(P568) allele, defined by the T555I and Q568P mutations, is common in persons of African ancestry and associated with increased risk for hypertension and cardiac concentric hypertrophy. The...
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