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Mutational and haplotype analyses of families with familial partial lipodystrophy (Dunnigan variety) reveal recurrent missense mutations in the globular C-terminal domain of lamin A/C.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2000
Speckman R A, Garg A, Du F, Bennett L, Veile R, Arioglu E, Taylor S I, Lovett M, Bowcock A M
Abstract excerpt
Familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD), Dunnigan variety, is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by marked loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue from the extremities and trunk but by excess fat deposition in the head and neck. The disease is frequently associated with profound insulin resis...
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