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Research LetterIn-Press PreviewEndocrinologyGenetics Open Access | 10.1172/JCI198888

A recurrent ACAA2 variant causes a dominant syndrome of lipodystrophy, lipomatosis, infantile steatohepatitis and hypoglycemia

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