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Cathepsin B is a novel gender-dependent determinant of cholesterol absorption from the intestine.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Mar 2013
Wong Winifred P S, Altemus Jessica B, Hester James F, Chan Ernest R, Côté Jean-François, Serre David, Sehayek Ephraim
Abstract excerpt
We used a mouse C57BL/6J×CASA/Rk intercross to map a locus on chromosome 14 that displayed a gender-dependent effect on cholesterol absorption from the intestine. Studies in congenic animals revealed a complex locus with multiple operating genetic determinants resulting in alternating gender-dependent phenotypic effects. Fine-mapping narrowed the locus to a critical 6.3 Mb interval. Female subcongenics, but not...
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