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In a cross-sectional study of 115 patients with suspected lipedema in Saudi Arabia, a positive family history was reported in 46% of cases, predominantly affecting mothers and sisters, suggesting a familial inheritance pattern, though no specific genetic variants were identified.

Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31

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• DOI:10.1097/gox.0000000000006173 — context · cross sectional · 2024
  The article reports a positive family history in 46% of patients (predominantly maternal lineage), which bears on inheritance patterns, but it identifies no specific genetic variants and does not perform genetic analysis; it provides only c

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• What specific genetic variants or inheritance patterns have been identified in lipedema? context

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• 2026-05-31 — created · auto-ingested for SQ-LIP-000025

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