| Literature DB >> 25172171 |
Ramesh Saeedi1, Min Li2, Jiri Frohlich3.
Abstract
Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) is a plasma enzyme which esterifies cholesterol, and plays a key role in the metabolism of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Genetic disorders of LCAT are associated with lipoprotein abnormalities including low levels of HDL-C and presence of lipoprotein X, and clinical features mainly corneal opacities, changes in erythrocyte morphology and renal failure. Recombinant LCAT is being developed for the treatment of patients with LCAT deficiency.Entities:
Keywords: Cholesterol; FED; FLD; HDL; LCAT deficiency
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25172171 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.08.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Biochem ISSN: 0009-9120 Impact factor: 3.281