Shirin Hasani-Ranjbar

Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy in a Youth Presented with Sclerotic and Lytic Bone Lesions; a Family with AGPAT2 Mutation

BackgroundCongenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) is a rare disease. It is associated with near total fat loss, severe insulin resistance and hypoleptinemia leading to metabolic derangements.Case PresentationWe report a 25- year- old female with 1-Acylglycerol-3-phosphate-O-acyltransferase 2 (APGAT2) mutation, and both sclerotic and lytic bone lesions together for the first time. Bone cyst i...

[ 2 ] - ارتباط اندازه دور کمر (چاقی شکمی)، نمایه توده بدنی و سابقه شکستگی با دانسیته استخوانی در جمعیت ایرانی: طرح جامع پیشگیری، تشخیص و درمان استئوپروز در سطح کشور

Background: Evidences exist that abdominal obesity is a difference in terms of body mass index (BMI) and these two factors have different effects on bone density. This study examined the association between body mass index, obesity, the history of fracture and bone mineral density in Iranian population. There exist evidences on the effects of body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity, and the...