The ACAT2 gene encodes a gatekeeper of intestinal cholesterol absorption that regulates cholesterolemia and gallstone disease.
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Departamento de Gastroenterología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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D000818:Animals; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000209:etiology; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*
D007527:Isoenzymes; D002784:Cholesterol; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase