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A Case of Familial Partial Lipodystrophy: From Clinical Phenotype to Genetics.
Canadian journal of diabetes - 1 Oct 2016
Vouillarmet Julien, Laville Martine
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We discuss the case of a 56-year-old woman who presented with diabetes from the age of 24. The diagnosis of familial partial lipodystrophy was made after the discovery of the lamin A/C gene 20 years later. The diagnosis enabled the detection of a severe cardiac rhythm disorder with the need for an implantable defibrillator. This disease is a rare disorder characterized by an altered body fat repartition, cardiac...
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