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ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2022

Approach to the Patient With Lipodystrophy.

Lindsay T Fourman, Steven K Grinspoon

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Article in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lindsay T FourmanMetabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8148-7858
Steven K GrinspoonMetabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6338-000X
Harvard University · US

Funding

ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Elizabeth Austen Lawson, Takara Leah Stanley · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
In Utero HIV Exposure and Metabolic Disease Risk in HIV-Uninfected Young AdultsK23HD100266 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI FOURMAN, LINDSAY TARA · 2020 to 2024
$851k
NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD100266NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipodystrophy constitutes a spectrum of diseases characterized by a generalized or partial absence of adipose tissue. Underscoring the role of healthy fat in maintenance of metabolic homeostasis, fat deficiency in lipodystrophy typically leads to profound metabolic disturbances including insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, and ectopic fat accumulation. While rare, recent genetic studies indicate that lipodystrophy is more prevalent than has been previously thought, suggesting considerable underdiagnosis in clinical practice. In this article, we provide an overview of the etiology and management of generalized and partial lipodystrophy disorders. We bring together the latest scientific evidence and clinical guidelines and expose key gaps in knowledge. Through improved recognition of the lipodystrophy disorders, patients (and their affected family members) can be appropriately screened for cardiometabolic, noncardiometabolic, and syndromic abnormalities and undergo treatment with targeted interventions. Notably, insights gained through the study of this rare and extreme phenotype can inform our knowledge of more common disorders of adipose tissue overload, including generalized obesity.

Indexed as

HypertriglyceridemiaInsulin ResistanceLipodystrophyAdipose TissueHumansLeptinObesityLeptinDunnigan variety lipodystrophyHIV-associated lipodystrophylipodystrophymetreleptintesamorelin

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PMID35137140
PMCPMC9113814
OpenAlexW4211262958

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