Insulin Regulated Amino Peptidase in Patients With Familial Lipodystrophy of DUNNIGAN

Familial Partial Lipodystrophy type 2 (FPLD2) is a heterogeneous group of rare lipodystrophy due to autosomal dominant mutation in LMNA encoding Lamin A/C. Lamins A and C form with the B-type lamins the lamina network underlying the nuclear envelope. Lamins are major components that provide structural and mechanical stability for the nucleus ubiquitously. Lamins are also key epigenetic regulator. Mutations in LMNA are involved in different inherited pathologies as Emery-Dreifuss muscular Dystrophy, Limb Girdle muscular dystrophy, dilated cardiomyopathy and conduction system disease, Charcot Marie Tooth Disorder type 2, mandibuloacral dysplasia, Hutchinson Gilford progeria and Dunnigan-type-familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD2).

Inherited lipodystrophy prevalence is reported around 1.3 to 10 cases per million worldwide and FPLD2 is the most frequent of all. Nevertheless, recent reports with systematic screening in all non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome found higher prevalence of lipodystrophy up to 1/7000 subjects. FPLD2 remain a rare group of disease and only relatively small and heterogeneous cohorts of patients are reported. For this reason it is difficult to fully decipher all aspects of this rare group of diseases. The "typical" FPLD2 is associated with missense mutation affecting the arginin residue in position 482 (p.R482Q,p.R482W,p.R482L). Patients harbouring mutation in other spot are considered to have "atypical" lipodystrophy. The "typical" FPLD2 start around puberty with progressive subcutaneous fat loss in upper limbs, gluteo-femoral adipose tissue and trunk and fat accumulation in the cervicofacial area, neck, upper trunk, labia majora and visceral fat. Resulting from the inability to store fat, patients affected by inherited lipodystrophy develop severe metabolic syndrome and its complications: type 2 diabetes (DT2), dyslipidaemia, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and premature cardiovascular disease (CVD).

In 2006 a specific mutation of LMNA has been described in a patient originated from La Réunion living in France mainland. To date this mutation have only been reported in patient native from La Réunion and is called 'Reunionese' mutation and consist in a G insertion after nucleotide 5670 (codon 654) in the prelamin-A-specific exon 11 (g.5670_5671insG) p.T655fsX49 that lead to a longer and non farnelysated prelamin A lacking the C-terminal CSIM motif. As a result, nonfarnelysated mutated prelamin A accumulated in the cells leading to oxidative stress and premature cell senescence. The 'Reunionese' mutation is expressed in 2 forms either homozygous or heterozygous. Homozygous patients present with more severe phenotype and cardiac laminopathy.

The aim of our study is to update the characterization of the patients diagnosed with the 'Reunionese' mutation. The investigators report here the largest cohort of patient with FPLD2 due to one single LMNA mutation either homozygous or heterozygous.