Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein

J. Barter, Philip; Bryan Brewer, H; John Chapman, M.; H. Hennekens, Charles; J. Rader, Daniel; R. Tall, Alan

doi:10.1161/01.atv.0000054658.91146.64

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Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein

Published in Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology • Feb 1, 2003

Authors:

Philip J. Barter

H Bryan Brewer

M. John Chapman

Abstract

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) promotes the transfer of cholesteryl esters from antiatherogenic HDLs to proatherogenic apolipoprotein B (apoB)-containing lipoproteins, including VLDLs, VLDL remnants, IDLs, and LDLs. A deficiency of CETP is associated with increased HDL levels and decrease...

Subject

Cholesterylester transfer protein

Apolipoprotein B

Internal medicine

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