Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
LEP
Associated Variants
LEP MUTATION
LEP MUTATION
Associated Disease
essential hypertension
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Our findings support the contributory role of the II/I polymorphism in leptin gene in the pathogenesis of hypertension, and this role was more evident in Asians and for essential hypertension.
Pubmed
25475696
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
CONCLUSIONS
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
4
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
12
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00190009310456212
Drugs