{"symbol":"LCAT","synonyms":[],"name":"lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase","description":"This gene encodes the extracellular cholesterol esterifying enzyme, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase. The esterification of cholesterol is required for cholesterol transport. Mutations in this gene have been found to cause fish-eye disease as well as LCAT deficiency. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":3931,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3931","proteins":[{"symbol":"LCAT_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/LCAT_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}