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Cholesterol Biosynthesis and Regulation: Role of Peroxisomes

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Peroxisomal Disorders and Regulation of Genes

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The purpose of this chapter is to review cholesterol biosynthesis and regulation, to emphasize some of the recent findings related to the localization of cholesterol biosynthetic enzymes in peroxisomes and to discuss the impairment of cholesterol biosynthesis in peroxisomal deficiency diseases.

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Kovacs, W.J., Krisans, S. (2003). Cholesterol Biosynthesis and Regulation: Role of Peroxisomes. In: Roels, F., Baes, M., De Bie, S. (eds) Peroxisomal Disorders and Regulation of Genes. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 544. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9072-3_41

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