Lipodystrophy Syndromes: One Name but Many Diseases Highlighting the Importance of Adipose Tissue in Metabolism

This review aims to introduce the latest developments in etiology and classification of lipodystrophy syndromes. Recent developments in genetic assessment with deeper sequencing have increased the number of specific etiologies of lipodystrophy with known single-gene associations. Despite this, more than 50% of patients diagnosed with partial and most of acquired lipodystrophy do not have a precise disease mechanism. Regardless of the cause of lipodystrophy, patients present with multiple importa