| 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]. |
| Disorder MIM: | |
| Disorder Html: | Norum disease, 245900 (3); Fish-eye disease, 136120 (3) |








































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