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Pia Ostergaard

Researcher at St George's, University of London

Publications -  55
Citations -  2921

Pia Ostergaard is an academic researcher from St George's, University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Primary lymphedema & Lymphatic system. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 51 publications receiving 2363 citations. Previous affiliations of Pia Ostergaard include Natural History Museum & St George's Hospital.

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Novel mutations in PIEZO1 cause an autosomal recessive generalized lymphatic dysplasia with non-immune hydrops fetalis.

TL;DR: Findings indicate that PIEZO1 is also involved in the development of lymphatic structures, and this work reports an autosomal recessive form of GLD with a high incidence of non-immune hydrops fetalis and childhood onset of facial and four limb lymphoedema.
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Lipedema: an inherited condition.

TL;DR: It is proposed that lipedema is a genetic condition with either X‐linked dominant inheritance or more likely, autosomal dominant inheritance with sex limitation, and appears to be a condition almost exclusively affecting females, presumably estrogen‐requiring as it usually manifests at puberty.