Familial Partial Lipodystrophy

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Is a:
  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
Inherited conditions characterized by the partial loss of adipose tissue, either confined to the extremities with normal or increased fat deposits on the face, neck and trunk (type 1), or confined to the loss of subcutaneous fat from the limbs and trunk (type 2). This type can be caused by mutation in the gene encoding lamin type a. This type can be caused by mutation in the gene encoding peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma.
Synonyms:
  • Dunnigan Syndrome
  • Familial Partial Lipodystrophies
  • Familial Partial Lipodystrophy
  • Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Kobberling Type
  • Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Type 1
  • Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Type 2
  • Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Type 3
  • Koberling Dunnigan Syndrome
  • Koberling-Dunnigan Syndrome
  • Lipodystrophies, Familial Partial
  • Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial, Dunnigan Type
  • Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial, Type 1
  • Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial, Type 2
  • Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial, Type 3
  • Partial Lipodystrophies, Familial
  • Partial Lipodystrophy, Familial
  • Syndrome, Dunnigan
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