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Congenital lipodystrophies and dyslipidemias.
Current atherosclerosis reports - 1 Sept 2014
Prieur Xavier, Le May Cedric, Magré Jocelyne, Cariou Bertrand
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Lipodystrophies are rare acquired and genetic disorders characterized by the selective loss of adipose tissue. One key metabolic feature of patients with congenital inherited lipodystrophy is hypertriglyceridemia. The precise mechanisms by which the lack of adipose tissue causes dyslipidemia remain largely unknown. In recent years, new insights have arisen from data obtained in vitro in adipocytes, yeast,...
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