Lipoprotein lipase: recent contributions from molecular biology.

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Lipoprotein lipase: recent contributions from molecular biology.

Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences - 1 Jan 1992

Auwerx J, Leroy P, Schoonjans K

Abstract excerpt

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a glycoprotein enzyme that is produced in several cells and tissues. LPL belongs to a large lipase gene family that includes, among others, hepatic lipase and pancreatic lipase. After secretion, LPL becomes anchored on the luminal surface of the capillary endothelial c...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I
Lipoprotein Lipase
Molecular Biology
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

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