Lipase a, lysosomal acid type

Function

This gene encodes lipase A, the lysosomal acid lipase (also known as cholesterol ester hydrolase). This enzyme functions in the lysosome to catalyze the hydrolysis of cholesteryl esters and triglycerides.

Mutations in this gene can result in Wolman disease and cholesteryl ester storage disease. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014].

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000107798 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024781 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Lipase A, lysosomal acid type". Retrieved 2018-08-22.

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