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. 2006 Dec 22;7(3):171–185. doi: 10.1007/s11154-006-9014-0

Table 4.

Syndromic features in addition to the diabetes: insulin resistance

Protein Clinical picture Median age at diagnosis in weeks (range) Family history reflected by inheritance Other clinical features Other features/tests Treatment
Acanthosis nigricans Insulin levels Androgen excess and hypertrichosis
Insulin receptor Type A Adolescence Recessive (usually) Insulin resistance in absence of obesity Yes—marked ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑/PCO (Metformin/glitazones) > insulin/pump
Insulin receptor Rabson-Mendenhall Congenital Recessive (usually) - Abnormal dentition Yes—marked ↑↑↑ ↑↑/PCO (Metformin/glitazones) > insulin/pump
- Extreme growth retardation
Insulin receptor Leprechaunism (Donahue syndrome) Congenital Recessive (usually) - Abnormal facies Yes—marked ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑/PCO (Metformin/glitazones) > insulin/pump
- SGA and growth retardation
- Large genitalia
- Rarely survive infancy
Seipin&AGPAT2 Total lipodystrophy Adolescence or congenital Recessive - Total loss of subcutaneous fat Yes—may be marked ↑↑ ↑↑↑/PCO+/− Recombinant /insulin
Lamin AC&PPARγ Partial lipodystrophy Dominant - Partial loss of subcutaneous fat Metformin > insulin