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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.
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 gluteal region.
Lipodystrophy can be divided into the following types: [5]: 495–7 Congenital lipodystrophy syndromes Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (Berardinelli-Seip syndrome) Familial partial lipodystrophy; Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome; Chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperature syndrome [6]
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.
Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome; Familial Mediterranean fever; Familial partial lipodystrophy; Familial Adenomatous Polyposis; Fanconi syndrome; Favre–Racouchot syndrome; Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome; Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis; Fechtner syndrome; Feingold syndrome; Feline hyperesthesia syndrome; Felty's syndrome ...
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 mutations ...
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[2]: 496 There are four types of lipodystrophy based on its onset and areas affected: acquired or inherited (congenital or familial), and generalized or partial. Both acquired or inherited lipodystrophy present as loss of adipose tissues, in the absence of nutritional deprivation.