| Functional |
"CETP transfers cholesteryl ester from high-density lipoproteins (HDCs) to LDLs in exchange for triglycerides (105)." |
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| Mutation Description |
"... CETP is lost in at least four independent lineages comprising a total of 33 mammals in our dataset
(Figure 2A; Supplementary Figures S8 and S9)." |
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| Mutation Description |
"The entire gene appears to be absent from the genomes of the hedgehog and shrew, and the respective unaligning regions that are flanked by up- and downstream aligning blocks are markedly shorter than in human, which is consistent with a larger deletion. However, the respective region overlaps an assembly gap in both species, therefore an upgraded genome assembly is required to confirm the loss of CETP in hedgehog."
and shrew." |
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| Timing of Loss |
"The deletion of exons 14 and 15 is most likely shared between all Laurasiatheria species, indicating an ancestral gene loss." See supplementary material" |
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| Phenotypic |
"Mutations in human CETP are associated with increased HDL cholesterol levels and reduced levels of the atherosclerosis-promoting LDL cholesterol (97,106)." |
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| Other |
"Interestingly, many mammals have lost both PCSK9 and CETP." |
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