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Conversations between insulin and bone: Potential mechanism of high bone density in patients with Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Dec 2016
Lima Josivan Gomes, Lima Natalia Nobrega, Nobrega Lucia Helena C, Jeronimo Selma Maria B
Abstract excerpt
Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy (BSCL) is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by a difficulty storing lipid in adipocytes, low body fat, hypertriglyceridemia, and fat liver. The serum leptin is usually very low, and serum insulin, as well as HOMAIR (homeostasis model assessment), is very high and correlated positively with bone mineral density (BMD). Despite deficiency/insufficiency of...
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