title: Assignment of the human gene for cholesteryl ester transfer protein to chromosome 16q12-16q21.
abstract: We have used a cDNA probe for human cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) to determine the chromosomal location for the human gene. Southern blot analysis of DNA from 17 independent mouse-human somatic cell hybrids demonstrated the presence of the gene for human CETP on chromosome 16. Regional mapping of the gene by in situ hybridization was consistent with these results and indicated that the gene resides in the 16q12-21 region of the chromosome. These findings provide an additional polymorphic marker for chromosome 16, as several relatively common restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the gene have previously been reported, and they have significance for studies directed at the identification of genetic factors affecting plasma lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lusis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zollman
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sparkes
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Klisak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mohandas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drayna
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lawn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002885:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D051379:Mice; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: C506642:CETP protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D004247:DNA