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Partial lipodystrophy of the limbs in a diabetes clinic setting.
Primary care diabetes - 1 Aug 2016
Demir Tevfik, Akinci Baris, Demir Leyla, Altay Canan, Atik Tahir, Cavdar Umit, Secil Mustafa, Comlekci Abdurrahman
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Partial lipodystrophy of the limbs (PLL) is a newly described form of lipodystrophy that is characterized by symmetrical distal lipoatrophy of the limbs and insulin resistant diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In this study, we prospectively screened our patients with type 2 diabetes for the presence of PLL phenotype. Metabolic parameters of PLL patients were compared to those with type 2 diabetes...
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