Article
A novel missense mutation (Asn5-->Ile) in lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) gene in a Japanese patient with LCAT deficiency.
International journal of clinical & laboratory research - 1 Jan 1996
Okubo M, Aoyama Y, Shio H, Albers J J, Murase T
Abstract excerpt
We identified a novel missense mutation in the lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase gene in a new case of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency. The patient was a 64-year-old diabetic Japanese male who showed an extremely low level of serum high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, c...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Lecithin Cholesterol Acyltransferase Deficiency
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase
- Restriction Mapping
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
