An Uncommon Association of Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Conduction System Disease

A 46-year-old African American woman presented with severe respiratory distress requiring intubation and was diagnosed with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. She had the typical phenotype of familial partial lipodystrophy 2 (FPLD2). Sequence analysis of LMNA gene showed a heterozygous missense mutation at...

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Main Authors: Ragesh Panikkath MD, Deepa Panikkath MD, S. Sanchez-Iglesias PhD, D Araujo-Vilar MD, PhD, Joaquin Lado-Abeal MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709616658495