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Gene entry

CETP

cholesteryl ester transfer protein

Chromosome
16
Cytoband
16q13
Variants (rsID)
31

CETP is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 16 (region 16q13). Its official name is “cholesteryl ester transfer protein”. The reference table lists 31 variants (rsID) for this gene.

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Clinically classified variants

9 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs183130Associationsingle nucleotide variantHigh density lipoprotein cholesterol level quantitative trait locus 10
  • rs1532625Benignsingle nucleotide variantHyperalphalipoproteinemia 1
  • rs1800777Benignsingle nucleotide variantHyperalphalipoproteinemia 1
  • rs1801706Benignsingle nucleotide variantHyperalphalipoproteinemia 1
  • rs5880Benignsingle nucleotide variantHyperalphalipoproteinemia 1
  • rs5882Benignsingle nucleotide variantHigh density lipoprotein cholesterol level quantitative trait locus 10|Hyperalphalipoproteinemia 1|Coronary artery disorder
  • rs5883Benignsingle nucleotide variantHyperalphalipoproteinemia 1
  • rs2303790Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantHyperalphalipoproteinemia 1
  • rs5742907Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantHyperalphalipoproteinemia 1

Other listed variants

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.