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This critical review proposes an integrative pathomechanism in which lipedema is an estrogen-regulated polygenetic disease, citing up to 60% of cases suggesting autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance (Child et al., 330 relatives) and manifestation paralleling feminine hormonal changes, alongside estrogen receptor differences (decreased ERα, increased ERβ in the gluteal region) and animal models (PROX1+/-, VEGFR-3 mutants).
Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31
Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · 2026-05-31
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- Pathophysiological dilemmas of lipedema — Szél et al. (2014) — supporting · review · 2014
The article is a hypothesis-driven critical review synthesizing genetic (up to 60% autosomal dominant inheritance) and hormonal (estrogen-regulated) evidence, directly supporting the affirmative that hormones and heredity influence lipedema
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- 2026-05-31 — created