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Novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma mutation in a family with familial partial lipodystrophy type 3.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jan 2016
Miehle Konstanze, Porrmann Joseph, Mitter Diana, Stumvoll Michael, Glaser Christiane, Fasshauer Mathias, Hoffmann Katrin
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OBJECTIVE: Familial partial lipodystrophy type 3 (FPLD3) is an autosomal dominant disorder with loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue at the extremities and metabolic complications such as insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridaemia and hypertension. The aim of this study was to characterize the molecular basis of a family of 5 affected members with FPLD3. METHODS: A 61-year-old female index patient and her relatives...
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