Synonyms:
LDL-R; low-density lipoprotein receptor; FH; low density lipoprotein receptor; LDLR; FHC; LDLCQ2; low density lipoprotein receptor (familial hypercholesterolemia)
Description:
Low density lipoprotein receptor, acts in endocytosis and cholesterol metabolism, aberrantly expressed in colon cancer, myeloid leukemia, arteriosclerosis, and hypercholesterolemia; gene polymorphism correlates with hypothyroidism and Alzheimer disease
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