| Entrez gene ID | | 3931 |
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| Official gene symbol | | LCAT |
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| Full name | | lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase |
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| Aliases | | ,-, |
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| Gene 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] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 16 Locus: 16q22.1 |
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| Gene position | | 67978015 - 67973787 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 4229 bp |
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