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Post-acute cardiac complications following SARS-CoV-2 infection in partial lipodystrophy due to LMNA gene p.R349W mutation.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Aug 2022
Ceccarini G, Gilio D, Magno S, Pelosini C, Leverone M, Miceli C, Barison A, Fabiani I, Emdin M, Santini F
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PURPOSE: SARS-CoV-2 infection may cause varying degrees of cardiac injury and the presence of underlying cardiovascular morbidities contributes to the frequency and severity of occurrence of this complication. Lipodystrophy syndromes are frequently characterized by severe metabolic derangements that represent relevant cardiovascular risk factors. Besides causing lipodystrophy, mutations in the lamin A/C (LMNA)...
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