rs35803101

This is a protein-altering variant in the NPC1L1 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)

Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.

low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement

Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. “Genetics of 35 blood and urine biomarkers in the UK Biobank.” Nature Genetics 53(2):185-194 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.13
p 2.0e-12
N 355,197
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

total cholesterol measurement

Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. “Genetics of 35 blood and urine biomarkers in the UK Biobank.” Nature Genetics 53(2):185-194 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.11
p 5.0e-10
N 355,858
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

About NPC1L1

The protein encoded by this gene is a multi-pass membrane protein. It contains a conserved N-terminal Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) domain and a putative sterol-sensing domain (SSD) which includes a YQRL motif functioning as a plasma membrane to trans-Golgi network transport signal in other proteins. This protein takes up free cholesterol into cells through vesicular endocytosis and plays a critical role in the absorption of intestinal cholesterol. It also has the ability to transport alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E). The drug ezetimibe targets this protein and inhibits the absorption of intestinal cholesterol and alpha-tocopherol. In addition, this protein may play a critical role in regulating lipid metabolism. Polymorphic variations in this gene are associated with plasma total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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