A female patient with the following symptoms has been observed: complete absence of subcutaneous fat on the arms and legs, well developed adipose tissue on the trunk and face, severe hyperlipidemia, eruptive xanthomas, insulin resistant diabetes mellitus with lack of ketoacidosis, hepatomegMy and el
A dominantly inherited syndrome with continuous motor neuron discharges
β Scribed by Dr Tetsuo Ashizawa; Ian J. Butler; Yadollah Harati; Suresh M. Roongta
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 510 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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