Monday, July 8, 2024 – Episode 1456

Monday, July 8, 2024 - Episode 1456
By: Leslyn Keith, OTD, CLT-LANA

Unveiling the Genetic Basis of Lipedema: A Breakthrough in Early Diagnosis and Intervention

  • This episode talks about an article titled “Aldo-Keto Reductase 1C1 (AKR1C1) as the First Mutated Gene in a Family with Nonsyndromic Primary Lipedema” which was published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences in August 2020 by a group of researchers in Italy.
  • This study analyzed the genetic profile of three women with lipedema from the same family.