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LIPA

MIM.278000 10q24-q25

Lysosomal acid lipase (LIPA, or LAL), otherwise known as acid cholesteryl ester hydrolase or lysosomal lipase, is coded for by a gene (LIPA) on chromosome 10.

Two major disorders, the severe infantile-onset Wolman disease and the milder late-onset cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD), are seemingly caused by mutations in different parts of the LIPA gene.

Pathology

- germline mutations in Wolman disease

Pharmacology

Chlorpromazine is an inhibitor of lysosomal lipase.

See also

- Lysosomal lipases

  • Lysosomal lipase is a form of lipase which functions intracellularly, in the lysosomes.