rs6232
— PCSK1 PCSK1 N221D (Asn221Asp)
Missense variant in PCSK1 encoding an Asn221Asp substitution near the Ca-1 calcium binding site of prohormone convertase 1/3 (PC1/3); impairs catalytic activity by approximately 10%, reducing cleavage of proinsulin to insulin, POMC to alpha-MSH, and proglucagon to GLP-1; the strongest functionally-characterized common PCSK1 coding variant, with OR 1.15 for obesity in meta-analysis of over 331,000 individuals across multiple ethnic groups
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