Diabetes Mellitus, Lipoatrophic

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Diabetes Mellitus, Lipoatrophic

A type of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by a paucity of adipose tissue (LIPODYSTROPHY) and severe INSULIN RESISTANCE. There are several forms involving any one of a number of genes encoding nuclear protein LAMIN TYPE A; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; or other proteins.