homeostasis/metabolism
• a small glucose level decrease seen in homozygotes
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liver/biliary system
• increases in phospholipids, cholesterol and cholesterol esters, however fasting serum levels of triglycerides and fatty acids were normal
• fatty acid binding capacity of low molecular weight liver cytosolic proteins was reduced
• increased (1.4X) sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP-2)
• SCP-x reduced (4X)
• no significant decrease in total liver cytosol proteins and liver weight and histology was normal
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