Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preferred Name

Abnormality of lipoprotein cholesterol concentration

Synonyms

Abnormality of the level of lipoprotein cholesterol

Definitions

Lipoproteins transport fats (lipids) in the blood circulation. Lipids are insoluble in water, meaning that they could not be transported in the blood circulation on their own. There are five major types of lipoproteins: (i) chylomicrons; VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein); (iii) IDL (intermediate-density lipoprotein); (iv) LDL (low-density lipoprotein); and (v) HDL (high-density lipoprotein). Clinical measures assess the amount of cholesterol carried by different lipoproteins. For instance, LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) is the maount of cholesterol carried by LDL. An abnormal increase or decrease in the level of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0010979

comment

Lipoproteins transport fats (lipids) in the blood circulation. Lipids are insoluble in water, meaning that they could not be transported in the blood circulation on their own. There are five major types of lipoproteins: (i) chylomicrons; VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein); (iii) IDL (intermediate-density lipoprotein); (iv) LDL (low-density lipoprotein); and (v) HDL (high-density lipoprotein). Clinical measures assess the amount of cholesterol carried by different lipoproteins. For instance, LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) is the maount of cholesterol carried by LDL.

creation_date

2011-02-07T09:47:29Z

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C4023615

definition

An abnormal increase or decrease in the level of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood.

has_exact_synonym

Abnormality of the level of lipoprotein cholesterol

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0010979

label

Abnormality of lipoprotein cholesterol concentration

notation

HP:0010979

prefLabel

Abnormality of lipoprotein cholesterol concentration

terms_creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0003107

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0003107

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