{"symbol":"SC5D","synonyms":["S5DES","SC5DL","ERG3"],"name":"sterol-C5-desaturase","description":"This gene encodes an enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis. The encoded protein catalyzes the conversion of lathosterol into 7-dehydrocholesterol. Mutations in this gene have been associated with lathosterolosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":6309,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6309","proteins":[{"symbol":"SC5D_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SC5D_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Fatty acid hydroxylase domain containing","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Fatty+acid+hydroxylase+domain+containing"}]}