Metreleptin, a recombinant analog of the human hormone leptin, is an orphan drug used to treat complications of leptin deficiency in people with congenital or acquired lipodystrophy. Affecting less than 500 people worldwide, lipodystrophy is characterized by a lack of adipose tissue, fat deposition in the muscles and liver, and metabolic complications such a...
Metreleptin is indicated as an adjunct to diet as replacement therapy to treat the complications of leptin deficiency in patients with congenital or acquired generalized lipodystrophy.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Federico II", Naples, Italy
Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades, Paris, France
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana - Stabilimento di Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Novara, Italy
Eating Disorder Unit, Clinic of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Flourish Boca Raton, Boca Raton, Florida, United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Endocrinology Research Associates, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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