Aldo-Keto Reductase 1C1 (<i>AKR1C1</i>) as the First Mutated Gene in a Family with Nonsyndromic Primary Lipedema

Aldo-Keto Reductase 1C1 (<i>AKR1C1</i>) as the First Mutated Gene in a Family with Nonsyndromic Primary Lipedema

Lipedema is an often underdiagnosed chronic disorder that affects subcutaneous adipose tissue almost exclusively in women, which leads to disproportionate fat accumulation in the lower and upper body extremities. Common comorbidities include anxiety, depression, and pain. The correlation between moo...

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Main Authors: Sandro Michelini, Pietro Chiurazzi, Valerio Marino, Daniele Dell’Orco, Elena Manara, Mirko Baglivo, Alessandro Fiorentino, Paolo Enrico Maltese, Michele Pinelli, Karen Louise Herbst, Astrit Dautaj, Matteo Bertelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
lipedema
subcutaneous fat
<i>AKR1C1</i>
aldo-keto reductase activity
steroid hormone metabolism
whole exome sequencing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/17/6264

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