High prevalence of Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy in Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil

High prevalence of Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy in Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil

Abstract Background Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy (BSCL) is a rare disease characterized by the almost complete absence of adipose tissue. Although a large number of BSCL cases was previously identified in Rio Grande do Norte (RN), a state in Northeast Brazil, its prevalence in RN regio...

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Main Authors: Lázaro Batista de Azevedo Medeiros, Verônica Kristina Cândido Dantas, Aquiles Sales Craveiro Sarmento, Lucymara Fassarella Agnez-Lima, Adriana Lúcia Meireles, Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre, Josivan Gomes de Lima, Julliane Tamara Araújo de Melo Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Subjects:
BSCL
High prevalence
Brazil
RN
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-017-0280-7

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