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Fourman LT, Lima JG, Simha V, Cappa M, Alyaarubi S, Montenegro R, Akinci B, Santini F. A rapid action plan to improve diagnosis and management of lipodystrophy syndromes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1383318. [PMID: 38952397 PMCID: PMC11215967 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1383318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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Introduction Lipodystrophy syndromes are rare diseases that can present with a broad range of symptoms. Delays in diagnosis are common, which in turn, may predispose to the development of severe metabolic complications and end-organ damage. Many patients with lipodystrophy syndromes are only diagnosed after significant metabolic abnormalities arise. Prompt action by clinical teams may improve disease outcomes in lipodystrophy syndromes. The aim of the Rapid Action Plan is to serve as a set of recommendations from experts that can support clinicians with limited experience in lipodystrophy syndromes. Methods The Rapid Action Plan was developed using insights gathered through a series of advisory meetings with clinical experts in lipodystrophy syndromes. A skeleton template was used to facilitate interviews. A consensus document was developed, reviewed, and approved by all experts. Results Lipodystrophy is a clinical diagnosis. The Rapid Action Plan discusses tools that can help diagnose lipodystrophy syndromes. The roles of clinical and family history, physical exam, patient and family member photos, routine blood tests, leptin levels, skinfold measurements, imaging studies, and genetic testing are explored. Additional topics such as communicating the diagnosis to the patients/families and patient referrals are covered. A set of recommendations regarding screening and monitoring for metabolic diseases and end-organ abnormalities is presented. Finally, the treatment of lipodystrophy syndromes is reviewed. Discussion The Rapid Action Plan may assist clinical teams with the prompt diagnosis and holistic work-up and management of patients with lipodystrophy syndromes, which may improve outcomes for patients with this rare disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lindsay T. Fourman
- Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Research Area for Innovative Therapies in Endocrinopathies Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman
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- Brazilian Group for the Study of Inherited and Acquired Lipodystrophies (BRAZLIPO), Clinical Research Unit, Walter Cantidio University Hospital, Federal University of Ceará/Ebserh, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Dokuz Eylul University Health Campus Technopark (DEPARK), Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
- Department of Research Programs, Technological Research, Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (IBG), Izmir, Türkiye
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- Obesity and Lipodystrophy Center, Endocrinology Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Yildirim Simsir I, Tuysuz B, Ozbek MN, Tanrikulu S, Celik Guler M, Karhan AN, Denkboy Ongen Y, Gunes N, Soyaltin UE, Altay C, Nur B, Ozalkak S, Akgun Dogan O, Dursun F, Pekkolay Z, Eren MA, Usta Y, Ozisik S, Ozgen Saydam B, Adiyaman SC, Unal MC, Gungor Semiz G, Turan I, Eren E, Kayserili H, Jeru I, Vigouroux C, Atik T, Onay H, Ozen S, Arioglu Oral E, Akinci B. Clinical features of generalized lipodystrophy in Turkey: A cohort analysis. Diabetes Obes Metab 2023; 25:1950-1963. [PMID: 36946378 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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AIM To describe the Turkish generalized lipodystrophy (GL) cohort with the frequency of each complication and the death rate during the period of the follow-up. METHODS This study reports on 72 patients with GL (47 families) registered at different centres in Turkey that cover all regions of the country. The mean ± SD follow-up was 86 ± 78 months. RESULTS The Kaplan-Meier estimate of the median time to diagnosis of diabetes and/or prediabetes was 16 years. Hyperglycaemia was not controlled in 37 of 45 patients (82.2%) with diabetes. Hypertriglyceridaemia developed in 65 patients (90.3%). The Kaplan-Meier estimate of the median time to diagnosis of hypertriglyceridaemia was 14 years. Hypertriglyceridaemia was severe (≥ 500 mg/dl) in 38 patients (52.8%). Seven (9.7%) patients suffered from pancreatitis. The Kaplan-Meier estimate of the median time to diagnosis of hepatic steatosis was 15 years. Liver disease progressed to cirrhosis in nine patients (12.5%). Liver disease was more severe in congenital lipodystrophy type 2 (CGL2). Proteinuric chronic kidney disease (CKD) developed in 32 patients (44.4%) and cardiac disease in 23 patients (31.9%). Kaplan-Meier estimates of the median time to diagnosis of CKD and cardiac disease were 25 and 45 years, respectively. Females appeared to have a more severe metabolic disease, with an earlier onset of metabolic abnormalities. Ten patients died during the follow-up period. Causes of death were end-stage renal disease, sepsis (because of recurrent intestinal perforations, coronavirus disease, diabetic foot infection and following coronary artery bypass graft surgery), myocardial infarction, heart failure because of dilated cardiomyopathy, stroke, liver complications and angiosarcoma. CONCLUSIONS Standard treatment approaches have only a limited impact and do not prevent the development of severe metabolic abnormalities and early onset of organ complications in GL.
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- Ilgin Yildirim Simsir
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics, Istanbul Cerrahpasa University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Mardin Artuklu University, Mardin, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics, Istanbul Cerrahpasa University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Genetics, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diyarbakir Children's Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Istanbul University of Health Science, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yildirim Beyazit University, Yenimahalle Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, DMU BioGeM, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint-Antoine University Hospital, National Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity (PRISIS), Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Sorbonne University, Inserm U938, Saint-Antoine Research Centre, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Paris, France
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- Division of Pediatric Genetics, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Adiyaman SC, Altay C, Kamisli BY, Avci ER, Basara I, Simsir IY, Atik T, Secil M, Oral EA, Akinci B. Pelvis magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose familial partial lipodystrophy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023:7049389. [PMID: 36808247 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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CONTEXT The diagnosis of familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) is currently made based on clinical judgement. OBJECTIVE There is a need for objective diagnostic tools that can diagnose FPLD accurately. METHODS We have developed a new method that used measurements from pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the pubis level. We evaluated measurements from a lipodystrophy cohort (n = 59; median age [25-75 percentiles]: 32 [24-44]; 48 females and 11 males) and age- and gender-matched controls (n = 29). Another dataset included MRIs from 289 consecutive patients. RESULTS Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis revealed a potential cut-point of ≤ 13 mm gluteal fat thickness for the diagnosis of FPLD. A combination of gluteal fat thickness ≤ 13 mm and pubic/gluteal fat ratio ≥ 2.5 (based on a ROC) provided 96.67% (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 82.78-99.92%) sensitivity and 91.38% (95% CI: 81.02-97.14%) specificity in the overall cohort and 100.00% (95% CI: 87.23-100.00%) sensitivity and 90.00% (95% CI: 76.34-97.21%) specificity in females for the diagnosis of FPLD. When this approach was tested in a larger dataset of random patients, FPLD was differentiated from subjects without lipodystrophy with 96.67% (95% CI: 82.78-99.92%) sensitivity and 100.00% (95% CI: 98.73-100.00%) specificity. When only women were analyzed, the sensitivity and the specificity was 100.00% (95%CI: 87.23-100.00% and 97.95-100.00%, respectively). The performance of gluteal fat thickness and pubic/gluteal fat thickness ratio was comparable to readouts performed by radiologists with expertise in lipodystrophy. CONCLUSION The combined use of gluteal fat thickness and pubic/gluteal fat ratio from pelvic MRI is a promising method to diagnose FPLD that can reliably identify FPLD in women. Our findings need to be tested in larger populations and prospectively.
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- Suleyman Cem Adiyaman
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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Berberich AJ, Hegele RA. The advantages and pitfalls of genetic analysis in the diagnosis and management of lipid disorders. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 37:101719. [PMID: 36641373 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2022.101719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The increasing affordability of and access to next-generation DNA sequencing has increased the feasibility of incorporating genetic analysis into the diagnostic pathway for dyslipidaemia. But should genetic diagnosis be used routinely? DNA testing for any medical condition has potential benefits and pitfalls. For dyslipidaemias, the overall balance of advantages versus drawbacks differs according to the main lipid disturbance. For instance, some patients with severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels have a monogenic disorder, namely heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. In these patients, DNA diagnosis can be definitive, in turn yielding several benefits for patient care that tend to outweigh any potential disadvantages. In contrast, hypertriglyceridaemia is almost always a polygenic condition without a discrete monogenic basis, except for ultrarare monogenic familial chylomicronaemia syndrome. Genetic testing in patients with hypertriglyceridaemia is therefore predominantly non-definitive and evidence for benefit is presently lacking. Here we consider advantages and limitations of genetic testing in dyslipidaemias.
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- Amanda J Berberich
- Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London N6A 5C1, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London N6A 5C1, ON, Canada; Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London N6A 5B7, ON, Canada.
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