{"symbol":"LIPI","synonyms":["CT17","PLA1C","MPA-PLA1 BETA","LPDL","PRED5"],"name":"lipase, member I","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a phospholipase that hydrolyzes phosphatidic acid to produce lysophosphatidic acid. Defects in this gene are a cause of susceptibility to familial hypertrigliceridemia. This gene is also expressed at high levels in Ewing family tumor cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":149998,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/149998","proteins":[{"symbol":"LIPI_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/LIPI_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Lipases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Lipases"}]}