Bone Mineral Density in Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy: The Role of Bone Marrow Tissue, Adipokines, and Insulin Resistance

Bone Mineral Density in Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy: The Role of Bone Marrow Tissue, Adipokines, and Insulin Resistance

Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy (CGL) is a rare syndrome characterized by the almost total absence of subcutaneous adipose tissue due to the inability of storing lipid in adipocytes. Patients present generalized lack of subcutaneous fat and normal to low weight. They evolve with severe metaboli...

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Main Authors: Erika Bastos Lima Freire, Catarina Brasil d’Alva, Mayara Ponte Madeira, Grayce Ellen da Cruz Paiva Lima, Ana Paula Dias Rangel Montenegro, Virginia Oliveira Fernandes, Renan Magalhães Montenegro Junior, Brazilian Group for the Study of Inherited and Acquired Lipodystrophies (BRAZLIPO)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
congenital generalized lipodystrophy
Berardinelli–Seip syndrome
bone
bone mineral density
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/18/9724

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