SCR-LIP-000282 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

A systematic review of molecular and cellular lipedema research estimated worldwide prevalence at approximately 11% among women, noting this figure is inflated by underdiagnosis and acknowledged diagnostic limitations, but the review focused on molecular biology and did not evaluate screening tools.

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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• DOI:10.3390/jpm13010098 — context · review · 2023
  The review mentions underdiagnosis ('subdiagnóstico') as a factor inflating prevalence estimates, which provides contextual support for underdiagnosis, but it does not directly study or evaluate any screening tools; its primary focus is mol

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• Is lipedema underdiagnosed, and can screening tools help identify it? context

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• 2026-05-31 — created · auto-ingested for SQ-LIP-000004

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