Fat storage mystery: new study probes rare disease

NCT ID NCT05996536

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how fat is stored in people with familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD), a condition that can lead to diabetes and heart disease. Researchers will compare fat tissue from people with FPLD and healthy volunteers. Participants drink special water and get infusions to track fat, then provide small fat samples from the belly and thigh.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

familial partial lipodystrophy lipodystrophy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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