Efficacy of leptin therapy in the different forms of human lipodystrophy
Chong AY, Lupsa BC, Cochran EK, Gorden P. Efficacy of leptin therapy in the different forms of human lipodystrophy. Diabetologia 2009, 53: 27. PMID: 19727665, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-009-1502-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForms of lipodystrophyLipodystrophy patientsLeptin therapyLeptin replacementSerum triacylglycerolOpen-label prospective studySevere insulin resistanceNational InstituteGlycaemic controlHDL cholesterolLDL cholesterolTotal cholesterolMetabolic abnormalitiesKidney diseaseProspective studyInsulin resistanceRare disorderSustained improvementPatientsAdipose tissueLipodystrophyHuman lipodystrophyPPARγ geneTherapyDyslipidaemia