{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13"],"submitter":["Fava C"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Renalase (gene name RNLS), a recently discovered enzyme with monoamine oxidase activity, is implicated in the degradation of catecholamines. Recent studies delineate a possible role of this enzyme in blood pressure (BP) maintenance and cardiac protection and two single nucleotide polymorphisms, RNLS rs2576178 A > G and rs2296545 C > G have been associated with hypertension. The latter SNP leads to a non synonymous Asp to Glu substitution deleting a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) binding site with possible impaired functionality. We tested the hypothesis that these polymorphisms could affect BP levels, hypertension prevalence, and risk of incident cardiovascular events in middle-aged Swedes.<h4>Methods</h4>The polymorphisms were genotyped in 5696 participants of the po"],"journal":["BMC medical genetics"],"pagination":["57"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3458972"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The Renalase Asp37Glu polymorphism is not associated with hypertension and cardiovascular events in an urban-based prospective cohort: the Malmo Diet and cancer study."],"pmcid":["PMC3458972"],"pubmed_authors":["Sjogren M","Guidi GC","Minuz P","Melander O","Fava C","Almgren P","Hedblad B","Montagnana M","Danese E","Engstrom G"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The Renalase Asp37Glu polymorphism is not associated with hypertension and cardiovascular events in an urban-based prospective cohort: the Malmo Diet and cancer study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Renalase (gene name RNLS), a recently discovered enzyme with monoamine oxidase activity, is implicated in the degradation of catecholamines. Recent studies delineate a possible role of this enzyme in blood pressure (BP) maintenance and cardiac protection and two single nucleotide polymorphisms, RNLS rs2576178 A > G and rs2296545 C > G have been associated with hypertension. The latter SNP leads to a non synonymous Asp to Glu substitution deleting a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) binding site with possible impaired functionality. We tested the hypothesis that these polymorphisms could affect BP levels, hypertension prevalence, and risk of incident cardiovascular events in middle-aged Swedes.<h4>Methods</h4>The polymorphisms were genotyped in 5696 participants of the po","dates":{"release":"2012-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2012 Jul","modification":"2026-04-30T09:36:29.883Z","creation":"2026-04-07T15:59:28.192Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC3458972","cross_references":{"pubmed":["22812913"],"doi":["10.1186/1471-2350-13-57"]}}