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Symbol IDE contributors: mct/npt - updated : 12-10-2016
HGNC name insulin-degrading enzyme
HGNC id 5381
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional       loss of function
reduction in MME and IDE activity is not the primary cause of APP accumulation in Alzheimer disease, but rather a late-stage phenomenon secondary to neurodegeneration
Susceptibility to type 2 diabetes
Variant & Polymorphism other
  • polymorphisms increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes
  • association of IDE polymorphisms with T2DM (Rudovich 2009)
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    diabetetype 2 
    inhibition of IDE may represent an approach to improve glucose metabolism in human type 2 diabetes, without inducing amyloid deposition and its deleterious effects
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS