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Figure 1

Fat distribution in a patient with familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) due to a heterozygous R482W LMNA mutation. Note the striking paucity of subcutaneous fat (highlighted in red) and abundant visceral fat (highlighted in yellow). The image on the left is a sagittal T1-weighted MRI image, whereas those on the right are transverse abdominal (upper right panel) and gluteal (lower right panel) images.

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  1. J Endocrinol vol. 207 no. 3 245-255