Gene Symbol | LCAT |
Entrez Gene ID | 3931 |
Full Name | lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes the extracellular cholesterol esterifying enzyme, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase. The esterification of cholesterol is required for cholesterol transport. Mutations in this gene have been found to cause fish-eye disease as well as LCAT deficiency. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. |
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Disorder Html: | Norum disease, 245900 (3); Fish-eye disease, 136120 (3) |