Causes of death in patients with Berardinelli-Seip congenital generalized lipodystrophy.

INTRODUCTION:Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy (BSCL) is a rare autosomal recessive disease that affects the development of adipocytes and leads to an inability to store fat in adipocytes. This study aimed to evaluate the life expectancy and the causes of death of patients with BSCL. METHOD...

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Main Authors: Josivan Gomes Lima, Lucia Helena C Nobrega, Natalia Nobrega Lima, Marcel Catão Ferreira Dos Santos, Pedro Henrique Dantas Silva, Maria de Fatima P Baracho, Debora Nobrega Lima, Julliane Tamara Araújo de Melo Campos, Leonardo Capistrano Ferreira, Francisco Paulo Freire Neto, Carolina de O Mendes-Aguiar, Selma Maria B Jeronimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5993255?pdf=render