Dr. Herbst has been busy! There are two new articles on PubMed (go to www.pubmed.com) about Dercum's Disease and the other RADs. Please check them out.
And THANK YOU, Dr. Herbst, for all you do for us!!!
1. Rare adipose disorders (RADs) masquerading as obesity.
Herbst KL.
... Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2012 Feb;33(2):155-72. doi: 10.1038/aps.2011.153.
PMID:22301856[PubMed - in process]
If you go to the website this paper should be availabel for free download.
2.Subcutaneous adipose tissue fatty acid desaturation in adults with and without rare adipose disorders.
Yee JK, Phillips SA, Allamehzadeh K, Herbst KL.
Lipids Health Dis. 2012 Feb 3;11(1):19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:22300160[PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free ArticleSee More
THE MYTH: Only overweight, postmenopausal women have Dercum's Disease. THE TRUTH: Anyone can have it. Both men and women have been diagnosed with DD. A person with Dercum's is not necessarily overweight and some patients have developed symptoms as early as their adolescent years. If you have painful lumps, you may have Dercum's Disease.
