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Narrative review about the disease Dunnigan type familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD2). Grade 8
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Dunnigan-type familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD2):an enigmatic phenotype
A narrative review
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Maastricht University
Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences (FHML)
Bachelor Health Sciences
BGZ2241
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Photo on cover from manuscript by Camozzi et al (2014)
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Abstract......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 2
Lamins...................................................................................................................................................................2
LMNA, LMNB1 and LMNB2 genes........................................................................................................................3
Laminopathies......................................................................................................................................................3
Lipodystrophies....................................................................................................................................................4
Intracellular mechanism................................................................................................................................ 5
Gene expression hypothesis.................................................................................................................................5
Structural hypothesis............................................................................................................................................6
LMNA mutations leading to FPLD2................................................................................................................. 6
The R482Q and R482W mutations.......................................................................................................................6
The V440M mutation............................................................................................................................................7
Diagnosis....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Gender differences...............................................................................................................................................8
Treatment..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Diet and exercise..................................................................................................................................................8
Metreleptin...........................................................................................................................................................9
Discussion & conclusion................................................................................................................................. 9
Reference list............................................................................................................................................... 11
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