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Clinical and molecular characterization of two Chinese patients with Type 2 congenital generalized lipodystrophy.
Gene - 30 Dec 2017
Chen Ruimin, Yuan Xin, Wang Jian, Zhang Ying
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL2, OMIM 269700) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, characterized by the generalized absence of adipose tissue at birth or in early infancy. Pathogenic variants in BSCL2 gene have been reported to be responsible for CGL2. The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical and genetic characteristics of two Chinese patients with CGL2, and with particular...
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