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Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Dunnigan Type Autosomal dominant is the manner of inheritance of this condition Dunnigan-type familial partial lipodystrophy , also known as FPLD Type II and abbreviated as ( FPLD2 ), is a rare monogenic form of insulin resistance characterized by loss of subcutaneous fat from the extremities , trunk , and ...
Familial partial lipodystrophy, also known as Köbberling–Dunnigan syndrome, [2] is a rare genetic metabolic condition characterized by the loss of subcutaneous fat. [ 3 ] : 495 FPL also refers to a rare metabolic condition in which there is a loss of subcutaneous fat in the arms, legs and lower torso.
Lipodystrophy syndromes are a group of genetic or acquired disorders in which the body is unable to produce and maintain healthy fat tissue. [1] [2] The medical condition is characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.
Laminopathies and other nuclear envelopathies have a large variety of clinical symptoms including skeletal and/or cardiac muscular dystrophy, lipodystrophy and diabetes, dysplasia, dermo- or neuropathy, leukodystrophy, and progeria (premature aging). Most of these symptoms develop after birth, typically during childhood or adolescence.
Barraquer–Simons syndrome is a rare form of lipodystrophy, which usually first affects the head, and then spreads to the thorax. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is named for Luis Barraquer Roviralta (1855–1928), a Spanish physician, and Arthur Simons (1879–1942), a German physician.
Upon comparing pictures of partial lipodystrophy patients, Viles speculated that she might be affected by both partial lipodystrophy and Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. [ 11 ] [ 4 ] She attended a medical conference at Hopkins where she showed photos to doctors and informed them of her belief that she had not one, but two, rare genetic ...
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Acquired generalized lipodystrophy (AGL), also known as Lawrence syndrome [1] and Lawrence–Seip syndrome, [1] is a rare skin condition that appears during childhood or adolescence, characterized by fat loss affecting large areas of the body, particularly the face, arms, and legs.