title: Serum lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase activity in children with familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia.
abstract: Serum (non-fasting) was obtained from 71 healthy school children (12-14 years) and from 16 children with the heterozygous form of familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia being treated by diet or ion-exchange resin. The activity of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.43) expressed as nmol cholesterol esterified/hour/ml serum did not change with increasing concentrations of unesterified cholesterol in the healthy children. In children with familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase activity was higher than in the healthy children and this activity increased with increasing concentrations of unesterified cholesterol.
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000097:blood*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol; D000217:Acyltransferases; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase