CETP

The last gene George had a problem with is called CETP.

The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

These pills all target a protein known as CETP, which is involved in the recycling of cholesterol.

HDL Drugs: What Now? 2007

Dalcetrapib belongs to a class of drug known as CETP inhibitors, which are designed to change cholesterol ester transfer protein activity to raise HDL cholesterol.

Roche Boosted By Drug-Trial Data Sten Stovall 2011

Evacetrapib is designed to inhibit cholesteryl ester transfer protein, or CETP, which is involved in transferring cholesterol particles from HDL—considered the "good" cholesterol—to LDL, referred to as "bad" cholesterol.

UPDATE: Lilly Study Shows Experimental Drug Boosts Good Cholesterol Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

Merck ' s drug is a molecular cousin to torcetrapib, part of a class of drugs known as CETP inhibitors that help increase HDL.

Cholesterol Drug Advances Ron Winslow 2010

Lastly, he had a gene called CETP that caused his cholesterol to be high, which contributes to dementia.

Mark Hyman, MD: 9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss As You Age 2010

Lastly, he had a gene called CETP that caused his cholesterol to be high, which contributes to dementia.

Mark Hyman, MD: 9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss As You Age 2010

The drug belongs to a class known as CETP inhibitors, which came under a cloud after Pfizer scrapped development of a similar drug in 2006 due to safety concerns.

Merck to Seek New Drug Approvals 2010

Both torcetrapib and anacetrapib are known as CETP inhibitors.

Merck Aims at Obesity, Cholesterol 2007

One of the first hints came in 1989 when researchers at Columbia University and elsewhere found a group of Japanese patients with extremely high levels of HDL because of rare mutations in a gene called CETP, effectively lowering levels of this essential protein--cholesterol ester transfer protein, an obscure biochemical that plays a vital role in the body's cholesterol transport scheme.

Pfizer's Warning Signs Matthew Herper 2006