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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. [ 2 ]: 496 There are four types of lipodystrophy based on ...
Metreleptin, sold under the brand name Myalept among others, is a synthetic analog of the hormone leptin used to treat various forms of dyslipidemia.It has been approved in Japan for metabolic disorders including lipodystrophy and in the United States as replacement therapy to treat the complications of leptin deficiency, in addition to diet, in patients with congenital generalized or acquired ...
Sub-Group Analysis Shows Investigational Metreleptin Treatment Demonstrated Reductions in HbA1c, Triglycerides and Liver Function Tests in Pediatric Patients with Lipodystrophy During a 12-Month ...
Lipodystrophy. 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. A more specific term, lipoatrophy (from Greek lipo 'fat' and dystrophy ...
U.S. FDA Grants Priority Review to Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca's Metreleptin, an Investigational Agent for Treatment of Metabolic Disorders Associated with Rare Forms of Lipodystrophy ...
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which manifests with insulin resistance, absence of subcutaneous fat and muscular hypertrophy. [ 5 ] Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in four genes are associated with the four subtypes of CGL. [ 3 ] The condition appears in early childhood with ...
Leptin. Not to be confused with Lectin, Lecithin, or Lepton. Leptin (from Greek λεπτός leptos, "thin" or "light" or "small"), also known as obese protein, [ 6 ] is a protein hormone predominantly made by adipocytes (cells of adipose tissue). Its primary role is likely to regulate long-term energy balance. [ 7 ]
Chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperature (CANDLE) syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder that presents itself via various autoinflammatory responses throughout the body, multiple types of skin lesions, and recurrent long-term fever symptoms. [1] The current known cause for the disorder is a ...