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ea0037ep345 | Diabetes (pathiophysiology & epitemiology) | ECE2015

Acquired partial lipodystrophy is associated with increased risk for metabolic complications

Akinci Baris , Koseoglu Fatos , Onay Huseyin , Yavuz Sevgi , Altay Canan , Simsir Ilgin Yildirim , Ozisik Secil , Demir Leyla , Korkut Meltem , Yilmaz Nusret , Ozen Samim , Akinci Gulcin , Atik Tahir , Calan Mehmet , Secil Mustafa , Comlekci Abdurrahman , Demir Tevfik

Objective: Acquired partial lipodystrophy (APL) is a rare disorder characterized by progressive selective fat loss. In previous studies, metabolic complications were reported to be relatively rare in APL, while they were quite common in other types of lipodystrophy syndromes. However, so far, there has been no systematic study on metabolic complications in APL.Methods: We have systematically evaluated 21 APL patients in the Turkish Lipodystrophy Study Gr...

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Acquired partial lipodystrophy is associated with increased risk for metabolic complications

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