SCR-LIP-000239 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

This narrative review reports that lipedema follows a female-preferential autosomal dominant inheritance pattern and is associated with altered expression of specific genes including CCND1, ZNF423, CYP19A1 (aromatase), COL6A3, and MMP14, while noting that genetic studies remain underpowered.

Emerging clinical association Evidence certainty: low (GRADE)

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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2022Lipedema: Insights into Morphology, Pathophysiology, and Challenges — Poojari et al. (2022) · supporting

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Conditionlipedema
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