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von Schnurbein J, Adams C, Akinci B, Ceccarini G, D'Apice MR, Gambineri A, Hennekam RCM, Jeru I, Lattanzi G, Miehle K, Nagel G, Novelli G, Santini F, Santos Silva E, Savage DB, Sbraccia P, Schaaf J, Sorkina E, Tanteles G, Vantyghem MC, Vatier C, Vigouroux C, Vorona E, Araújo-Vilar D, Wabitsch M. European lipodystrophy registry: background and structure. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2020; 15:17. [PMID: 31941540 PMCID: PMC6964101 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-020-1295-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Lipodystrophy syndromes comprise a group of extremely rare and heterogeneous diseases characterized by a selective loss of adipose tissue in the absence of nutritional deprivation or catabolic state. Because of the rarity of each lipodystrophy subform, research in this area is difficult and international co-operation mandatory. Therefore, in 2016, the European Consortium of Lipodystrophies (ECLip) decided to create a registry for patients with lipodystrophy. RESULTS The registry was build using the information technology Open Source Registry System for Rare Diseases in the EU (OSSE), an open-source software and toolbox. Lipodystrophy specific data forms were developed based on current knowledge of typical signs and symptoms of lipodystrophy. The platform complies with the new General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 by ensuring patient pseudonymization, informational separation of powers, secure data storage and security of communication, user authentication, person specific access to data, and recording of access granted to any data. Inclusion criteria are all patients with any form of lipodystrophy (with the exception of HIV-associated lipodystrophy). So far 246 patients from nine centres (Amsterdam, Bologna, Izmir, Leipzig, Münster, Moscow, Pisa, Santiago de Compostela, Ulm) have been recruited. With the help from the six centres on the brink of recruitment (Cambridge, Lille, Nicosia, Paris, Porto, Rome) this number is expected to double within the next one or 2 years. CONCLUSIONS A European registry for all patients with lipodystrophy will provide a platform for improved research in the area of lipodystrophy. All physicians from Europe and neighbouring countries caring for patients with lipodystrophy are invited to participate in the ECLip Registry. STUDY REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03553420). Registered 14 March 2018, retrospectively registered.
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Affiliation(s)
- Julia von Schnurbein
- Division of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Centre for Rare Endocrine Disorders, Ulm University Medical Centre, Eythstraße 24, 89075, Ulm, Germany
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- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Cambridge, UK
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- Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Obesity and Lipodystrophy Center, Endocrine Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Medical Science, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Inserm U938, AP-HP, National Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity (PRISIS), Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Reproductive Endocrinology, and Molecular Biology and Genetics, Sorbonne University, Saint-Antoine University Hospital, Paris, France
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- CNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Department III - Endocrinology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata - Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- Neuromed IRCCS Institute, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Obesity and Lipodystrophy Center, Endocrine Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Pediatrics Division, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte (CMIN), Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculdade de Farmácia do Porto, Porto, Portugal
| | - David B Savage
- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Cambridge, UK
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- Internal Medicine Unit and Obesity Center, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Informatics Group, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Clinical Genetics Clinic, Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, 1683, Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus
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- CHU Lille, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Inserm, Translational Research for Diabetes, UMR-1190, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes, University of Lille, 59000, Lille, France
| | - Camille Vatier
- Inserm U938, AP-HP, National Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity (PRISIS), Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Reproductive Endocrinology, and Molecular Biology and Genetics, Sorbonne University, Saint-Antoine University Hospital, Paris, France
| | - Corinne Vigouroux
- Inserm U938, AP-HP, National Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity (PRISIS), Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Reproductive Endocrinology, and Molecular Biology and Genetics, Sorbonne University, Saint-Antoine University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Nutritional Medicine, Department of Medicine B of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Clinics of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Thyroid and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS)-IDIS, School of Medicine, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Barcelona 3, 15707, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
| | - Martin Wabitsch
- Division of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Centre for Rare Endocrine Disorders, Ulm University Medical Centre, Eythstraße 24, 89075, Ulm, Germany.
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