Mandibuloacral dysplasia

Mandibuloacral dysplasia (MAD) is a rare genetic bone disorder characterized by growth delay, postnatal development of craniofacial anomalies including mandibular hypoplasia, progressive acral osteolysis, mottled or patchy pigmentation, skin atrophy, and partial or generalized lipodystrophy.

Generalized lipodystrophy

Generalized degenerative changes of the fat tissue.


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PMID (PMCID)
20631028
MIXED_SAMPLE Child
A novel syndrome of mandibular hypoplasia, deafness, and progeroid features associated with lipodystrophy, undescended testes, and male hypogonadism.
Shastry S, Simha V, Godbole K, Sbraccia P, Melancon S, Yajnik CS, Novelli G, Kroiss M, Garg A.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010;95(10):E192-7.
Mandibuloacral dysplasia (MAD) is an autosomal recessive progeroid disorder associated with type A (partial) or B (generalized) lipodystrophy and is due to mutations in lamin A/C (LMNA) or zinc metalloproteinase (ZMPSTE24) genes.