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Several cases of prostate cancers displayed moderate cytoplasmic positivity. A single case of duct carcinoma of breast, glioma, melanoma, renal, colorectal and endometrial cancer showed moderate staining. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
LIPA (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
CESD, LAL
Description
Lipase A, lysosomal acid, cholesterol esterase (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes lipase A, the lysosomal acid lipase (also known as cholesterol ester hydrolase). This enzyme functions in the lysosome to catalyze the hydrolysis of cholesteryl esters and triglycerides. Mutations in this gene can result in Wolman disease and cholesteryl ester storage disease. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Predicted intracellular proteins Disease related genes Potential drug targets Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)