Metreleptin for the treatment of progressive encephalopathy with/without lipodystrophy (PELD) in a child with progressive myoclonic epilepsy: a case report

Abstract Background A number of genetic syndromes associated with variants in the BSCL2/seipin gene have been identified. Variants that cause skipping of exon 7 are associated with progressive encephalopathy with/without lipodystrophy (PELD), which is characterized by the development of progressive...

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Main Authors: Stefania Pedicelli, Luca de Palma, Caterina Pelosini, Marco Cappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-020-00916-2