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cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP)
a plasma glycoprotein that plays a role in the movement of cholesterol from the peripheral tissue to the liver by mediating the transfer of cholesteryl esters from HDL cholesterol to apolipoprotein B-containing proteins, which are then metabolized to lipoproteins that are removed from the circulation by receptors in the liver. Deficiency of this protein, an autosomal-dominant trait, results in markedly higher plasma levels of HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I. Also called lipid transfer p. I.
cholesteryl ester transfer proteinAbbreviation: CETP
A protein that circulates in plasma and facilitates the chemical transfer of cholesteryl esters from high-density lipoproteins to other lipoproteins.
See also: protein