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Impaired ABCA1-dependent lipid efflux and hypoalphalipoproteinemia in human Niemann-Pick type C disease.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 29 Aug 2003
Choi Hong Y, Karten Barbara, Chan Teddy, Vance Jean E, Greer Wenda L, Heidenreich Randall A, Garver William S, Francis Gordon A
Abstract excerpt
The cholesterol trafficking defect in Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease leads to impaired regulation of cholesterol esterification, cholesterol synthesis, and low density lipoprotein receptor activity. The ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), which mediates the rate-limiting step in high density lipoprotein (HDL) particle formation, is also regulated by cell cholesterol content. To determine whether the...
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