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familial partial lipodystrophy type 3

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A familial partial lipodystrophy characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance that has_material_basis_in mutation in the PPARG gene on chromosome 3p25.

Signs and symptoms

  • Insulin resistance
  • Lipodystrophy
  • Hypertriglyceridemia
  • Hypertension
  • Type II diabetes mellitus
  • Hyperinsulinemia
  • Decreased circulating HDL-C concentration
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hepatic steatosis
  • Cirrhosis

Also known as: FPLD3; PPARG-related FPLD; PPARG-related familial partial lipodystrophy; familial partial lipodystrophy associated with PPARG mutations