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Symbol EDN1 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 18-06-2015
HGNC name endothelin 1
HGNC id 3176
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) ACDS3
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --over  
in clear cell renal tumor patients and hypertension
tumoral     --low  
in papillary renal tumor
constitutional   deletion    
ectodermal deletion of EDN1 results in craniofacial defects with concomitant changes in the expression of early mandibular arch patterning genes (
constitutional     --over  
higher expressed in Alzheimer disease than in control tissue
Susceptibility
  • to coronary heart disease
  • to developing cardiac hypertrophy
  • Variant & Polymorphism SNP , other
  • decreasing HDL level and increasing coronary heart disease
  • homozygosity for the -1224A/198K haplotype, is associated with the risk of developing cardiac hypertrophy
  • Candidate gene
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    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS