We uncovered 3 nonsynonymous (NS) and 64 synonymous variations in NPC1L1 gene.
The 3 novel NS variations encoding R174H, V177I, and V1284L substitutions are found restricted to the Uygur and Kazakh groups.
The response to cholesterol alteration, glycosylation, stability and in vivo function assay of all the NPC1L1 variants displayed no difference with the wild-type.