NCIt synonyms : Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein, Plasma Gene; Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein, Plasma wt Allele; BPIFF; HDLCQ10; Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Plasma Gene; BPI Fold Containing Family F Gene;
NCIt definition : Human CETP wild-type allele is located within 16q21 and is approximately 22 kb in
length. This allele, which encodes cholesteryl ester transfer protein, is involved
in the regulation of cholesteryl ester transfer, which is critical to the processes
of cholesterol metabolism and homeostasis. Aberrations in the gene may affect atherosclerosis
susceptibility.;