Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial
"Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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). Type 3 is associated with mutation in the gene encoding PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D052496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.849.391.700 C18.452.584.625.700 C18.452.880.391.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial- Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial
- Familial Partial Lipodystrophies
- Lipodystrophies, Familial Partial
- Partial Lipodystrophies, Familial
- Partial Lipodystrophy, Familial
- Familial Partial Lipodystrophy
- Koberling-Dunnigan Syndrome
- Koberling Dunnigan Syndrome
Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Type 2- Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Type 2
- Lipodystrophy, Familial, of Limbs and Lower Trunk
- Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial, Type 2
- Lipodystrophy, Reverse Partial
- Lipodystrophies, Reverse Partial
- Partial Lipodystrophies, Reverse
- Partial Lipodystrophy, Reverse
- Reverse Partial Lipodystrophies
- Reverse Partial Lipodystrophy
- Dunnigan Syndrome
- Syndrome, Dunnigan
- Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial, Dunnigan Type
Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Type 1- Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Type 1
- Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial, Kobberling Type
- Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial, Type 1
- Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Kobberling Type
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The retinol acid receptor B gene is hypermethylated in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy. J Mol Endocrinol. 2007 Jun; 38(6):663-71.