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Abbreviations

ABC:

ATP-binding cassette

ACAT:

acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase

apoA-I:

apolipoprotein A-I

apoE:

apolipoprotein E

ARF:

ADP-ribosylation factor

ARL7:

ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF)-like 7

CE:

cholesteryl esters

CEH:

cholesteryl ester hydrolase

FC:

free cholesterol

HDL:

high-density lipoprotein(s)

LCAT:

lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase

LDL:

low-density lipoprotein(s)

PL:

phospholipids

SR-BI:

scavenger receptor BI

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Lorkowski, S. The ins and outs of lipid efflux. J Mol Med 86, 129–134 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-007-0293-z

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