Lipodystrophies: genetic and acquired body fat disorders

A Garg - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2011 - academic.oup.com
A Garg
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2011academic.oup.com
Context: Lipodystrophies are heterogeneous, genetic or acquired disorders characterized by
selective loss of body fat and predisposition to insulin resistance. The extent of fat loss
determines the severity of associated metabolic complications such as diabetes mellitus,
hypertriglyceridemia, and hepatic steatosis. Evidence Acquisition and Synthesis: Both
original and review articles were found via PubMed search reporting on clinical features and
management of various types of lipodystrophies and were integrated with the author's …
Context
Lipodystrophies are heterogeneous, genetic or acquired disorders characterized by selective loss of body fat and predisposition to insulin resistance. The extent of fat loss determines the severity of associated metabolic complications such as diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, and hepatic steatosis.
Evidence Acquisition and Synthesis
Both original and review articles were found via PubMed search reporting on clinical features and management of various types of lipodystrophies and were integrated with the author's knowledge of the field.
Conclusion
The autosomal recessive congenital generalized lipodystrophy and autosomal dominant familial partial lipodystrophy (FPL) are the two most common types of genetic lipodystrophies. Mutations in AGPAT2, BSCL2, CAV1, and PTRF have been reported in congenital generalized lipodystrophy and in LMNA, PPARG, AKT2, and PLIN1 in FPL. CIDEC is the disease gene for autosomal recessive, FPL and LMNA and ZMPSTE24 for autosomal recessive, mandibuloacral dysplasia-associated lipodystrophy. Recently, an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory lipodystrophy syndrome was reported to be due to PSMB8 mutation. Molecular genetic bases of many rare forms of genetic lipodystrophies remain to be elucidated. The most prevalent subtype of acquired lipodystrophy currently occurs with prolonged duration of protease inhibitor-containing, highly-active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients. The acquired generalized and partial lipodystrophies are mainly autoimmune in origin and display complement abnormalities. Localized lipodystrophies occur due to drug or vaccine injections, pressure, panniculitis, and other unknown reasons. The current management includes cosmetic surgery and early identification and treatment of metabolic and other complications with diet, exercise, hypoglycemic drugs, and lipid-lowering agents.
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