Article
PLIN1 Haploinsufficiency Is Not Associated With Lipodystrophy.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2018
Laver Thomas W, Patel Kashyap A, Colclough Kevin, Curran Jacqueline, Dale Jane, Davis Nikki, Savage David B, Flanagan Sarah E, Ellard Sian, Hattersley Andrew T, Weedon Michael N
Abstract excerpt
Context: Monogenic partial lipodystrophy is a genetically heterogeneous disease where only variants with specific genetic mechanisms are causative. Three heterozygous protein extending frameshift variants in PLIN1 have been reported to cause a phenotype of partial lipodystrophy and insulin resistance. Objective: We investigated if null variants in PLIN1 cause lipodystrophy. Methods: As part of a targeted...
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