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The role of the carboxyl ester lipase (CEL) gene in pancreatic disease.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2018
Johansson Bente B, Fjeld Karianne, El Jellas Khadija, Gravdal Anny, Dalva Monica, Tjora Erling, Ræder Helge, Kulkarni Rohit N, Johansson Stefan, Njølstad Pål R, Molven Anders
Abstract excerpt
The enzyme carboxyl ester lipase (CEL), also known as bile salt-dependent or -stimulated lipase (BSDL, BSSL), hydrolyzes dietary fat, cholesteryl esters and fat-soluble vitamins in the duodenum. CEL is mainly expressed in pancreatic acinar cells and lactating mammary glands. The human CEL gene resides on chromosome 9q34.3 and contains a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) region that encodes a mucin-like...
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