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Results 31 - 40 of 92 for Cholesterol
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome 
    ... for the final step in the production of cholesterol. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is ... egg yolks, meat, poultry, fish, and dairy products). Cholesterol is necessary for normal embryonic development and has ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/smith-lemli-opitz-syndrome - Genetics
  4. X-linked chondrodysplasia punctata 2 
    ... of the final steps in the production of cholesterol. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is ... poultry, fish, and dairy products). Although too much cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease, this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../x-linked-chondrodysplasia-punctata-2 - Genetics
  5. Hepatic lipase deficiency 
    ... amounts of certain fats, known as triglycerides and cholesterol, in the blood. These individuals also have increased ... density lipoproteins (LDL). These molecules transport triglycerides and cholesterol throughout the body. In people with hepatic lipase ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hepatic-lipase-deficiency - Genetics
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Spastic paraplegia type 5A 
    ... hydroxylase is involved in a pathway that converts cholesterol to hormones called neurosteroids. These neurosteroids increase nerve ... cells. Oxysterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase helps maintain normal cholesterol levels in the brain and, by producing neurosteroids ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/spastic-paraplegia-type-5a - Genetics
  10. Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 
    ... low levels of a fat-like substance called cholesterol in the blood. The severity of signs and ... are components of lipoproteins, which transport fats and cholesterol in the blood.Most APOB gene mutations that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../familial-hypobetalipoproteinemia - Genetics
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