Uncommon allele in APO AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster in a family with congenital generalized lipodystrophy
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy is a rare inherited disease. One of its features is a disturbance in lipid metabolism characterized by hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. A brother and a sister with congenital generalized lipodystrophy, an 8-year old male and a 12-year old female wer...
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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