From Toronto, at the 82nd annual meeting of the Endocrine Society
A gene linked to a form of muscular dystrophy also causes a disease that deposits fat unevenly after puberty. In people with Dunnigan-type familial partial lipodystrophy, fat melts from arms, legs, and buttocks while depositing in the head, neck, and abdomen. People with the disease are also inclined to diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
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