Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy: A rare genetic disorder characterized by diabetes mellitus, loss of body fat, hepatomegaly, enlarged genitals, increased skeletal growth and other abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy is available below.
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Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, or a subtype of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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