Abstract
Abstract
Background
Rare syndromes of lipodystrophy and insulin-resistance display heterogeneous clinical expressions. Their early recognition, diagnosis and management are required to avoid long-term complications.
Objective
We aimed to evaluate the patients’ age at referral to our dedicated national reference center in France and their elapsed time from first symptoms to diagnosis and access to specialized care.
Patients and methods
We analyzed data from patients with rare lipodystrophy and insulin-resistance syndromes referred to the coordinating PRISIS reference center (Adult Endocrine Department, Saint-Antoine Hospital, AP-HP, Paris), prospectively recorded between 2018 and 2023 in the French National Rare Disease Database (BNDMR, Banque Nationale de Données Maladies Rares).
Results
A cohort of 292 patients was analyzed, including 208 women, with the following diagnosis: Familial Partial LipoDystrophy (FPLD, n = 124, including n = 67 FPLD2/Dunnigan Syndrome); Acquired lipodystrophy syndromes (n = 98, with n = 13 Acquired Generalized Lipodystrophy, AGL); Symmetric cervical adenolipomatosis (n = 27, Launois-Bensaude syndrome, LB), Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (n = 18, CGL) and other rare severe insulin-resistance syndromes (n = 25). The median age at referral was 47.6 years [IQR: 31–60], ranging from 25.2 (CGL) to 62.2 years old (LB). The median age at first symptoms of 27.6 years old [IQR: 16.8–42.0]) and the median diagnostic delay of 6.4 years [IQR: 1.3–19.5] varied among diagnostic groups. The gender-specific expression of lipodystrophy is well-illustrated in the FPLD2 group (91% of women), presenting with first signs at 19.3 years [IQR: 14.4–27.8] with a diagnostic delay of 10.5 years [IQR: 1.8–27.0].
Conclusion
The national rare disease database provides an important tool for assessment of care pathways in patients with lipodystrophy and rare insulin-resistance syndromes in France. Improving knowledge to reduce diagnostic delay is an important objective of the PRISIS reference center.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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