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Familial Partial Lipodystrophy Type 2
A familial partial lipodystrophy characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of loss of subcutaneous fat from the limbs and trunk that is caused by mutation in the LMNA gene on chromosome 1q21.
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Overview
A familial partial lipodystrophy characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of loss of subcutaneous fat from the limbs and trunk that is caused by mutation in the LMNA gene on chromosome 1q21.
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