Lipedema: an inherited condition.
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...These strong familial background suggests that lipedema is a genetic disorder (22)....
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...have recently found a Pit-1 mutation in members of a family with lipedema (47) and screening of lipedema family members strongly suggests inheritance (22)....
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...gene that codes for the receptor for luteinizing hormone [Schedewie et al., 1981; Shenker et al., 1993]....
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...The latter condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, and is due to mutations in the gene that codes for the receptor for luteinizing hormone [Schedewie et al., 1981; Shenker et al., 1993]....
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...The former shows X-linked dominant inheritance, and the causative gene is protocadherin 19 [Dibbens et al., 2008]....
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...Affected individuals develop bilateral and symmetrical ‘‘fatty’’ non-pitting swelling usually confined to the legs and hips [Wold et al., 1951]....
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