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.
Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, Paris, France, France
University Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Research Site, Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Local Institution, Reno, Nevada, United States
Research Site, Olympia, Washington, United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Research Site, Olympia, Washington, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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