"Lipodystrophy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A collection of heterogenous conditions resulting from defective LIPID METABOLISM and characterized by ADIPOSE TISSUE atrophy. Often there is redistribution of body fat resulting in peripheral fat wasting and central adiposity. They include generalized, localized, congenital, and acquired lipodystrophy.
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D008060
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.849.391 C18.452.584.625 C18.452.880.391
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lipodystrophy" by people in Profiles.
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Substituting Abacavir for Stavudine in Children Who Are Virally Suppressed Without Lipodystrophy: Randomized Clinical Trial in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Aug 17; 7(3):e70-e77.
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A longitudinal study of the changes in body fat and metabolic parameters in a South African population of HIV-positive patients receiving an antiretroviral therapeutic regimen containing stavudine. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2009 Aug; 25(8):771-81.
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Metabolic function and the prevalence of lipodystrophy in a population of HIV-infected African subjects receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Dec 01; 46(4):451-5.
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Identification of the gene altered in Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy on chromosome 11q13. Nat Genet. 2001 Aug; 28(4):365-70.
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From lipodystrophy syndromes to diabetes mellitus. Lancet. 2001 May 05; 357(9266):1379-81.