Predictive Modeling and Structure Analysis of Genetic Variants in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Implications for Diagnosis and Protein Interaction Studies

[Purpose of Review] Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a hereditary condition characterized by elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease if left untreated. This review aims to discuss the role of bioinformatics tools in eval...

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Autores: Larrea, Asier, Jebari-Benslaiman, Shifa, Galicia-García, Unai, San Jose-Urteaga, Ane, Uribe, Kepa B., Benito-Vicente, Asier, Martín, César
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/344024
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/344024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Familial hypercholesterolemia
LDLR
APOB
PCSK9
Bioinformatics tools
Functional validation
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Sumario:[Purpose of Review] Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a hereditary condition characterized by elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease if left untreated. This review aims to discuss the role of bioinformatics tools in evaluating the pathogenicity of missense variants associated with FH. Specifically, it highlights the use of predictive models based on protein sequence, structure, evolutionary conservation, and other relevant features in identifying genetic variants within LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 genes that contribute to FH.