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Results 11 - 20 of 49 for Hypercholesterolemia
  1. NPC1 gene 
    ... it plays a role in the movement of cholesterol and other types of fats (lipids) within cells ... shortage of functional protein, which prevents movement of cholesterol and other lipids, leading to their accumulation in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/npc1 - Genetics
  2. SERAC1 gene 
    ... movement of a waxy, fat-like substance called cholesterol within cells. Cholesterol is a structural component of cell membranes and ... remodeling gene SERAC1 impair mitochondrial function and intracellular cholesterol trafficking and cause dystonia and deafness. Nat Genet. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/serac1 - Genetics
  3. DHCR7 gene 
    ... enzyme is responsible for the final step in cholesterol production in many types of cells. Specifically, 7- ... reductase converts a molecule called 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholesterol.Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/dhcr7 - Genetics
  4. LBR gene 
    ... an important role in the production (synthesis) of cholesterol. Cholesterol is a lipid (fat) that is obtained from ... products. The body also makes (synthesizes) its own cholesterol. During cholesterol synthesis, the sterol reductase function of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lbr - Genetics
  5. APOA1 gene 
    ... lipoprotein (HDL). HDL is a molecule that transports cholesterol and certain fats called phospholipids through the bloodstream ... tissues to the liver. Once in the liver, cholesterol and phospholipids are redistributed to other tissues or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/apoa1 - Genetics
  6. CYP27A1 gene 
    ... is involved in the pathway that breaks down cholesterol to form acids used to digest fats (bile acids). Specifically, sterol 27-hydroxylase breaks down cholesterol to form a bile acid called chenodeoxycholic acid. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/cyp27a1 - Genetics
  7. ABCG8 gene 
    ... the bloodstream. Sterolin also helps regulate levels of cholesterol, another fatty substance found in animal products, in a similar fashion; normally about 50 percent of cholesterol in the diet is absorbed by the body. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/abcg8 - Genetics
  8. EBP gene 
    ... of the final steps in the production of cholesterol. Specifically, it converts a molecule called 8(9)- ... lathosterol. Other enzymes then modify lathosterol to produce cholesterol.Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ebp - Genetics
  9. CYP7B1 gene 
    ... breaks down a waxy, fat-like substance called cholesterol to form a bile acid called chenodeoxycholic acid. ... is also involved in a pathway that converts cholesterol to hormones called neurosteroids. Neurosteroids increase nerve cell ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/cyp7b1 - Genetics
  10. ABCB4 gene 
    ... the formation of small pebble-like deposits of cholesterol (known as gallstones) in the gallbladder or bile ... may have an accumulation of small crystals of cholesterol (microlithiasis) or a material called biliary sludge in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/abcb4 - Genetics
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