<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Primary lymphedema can be familial (in which more than one member of the same family has a lymphedema phenotype), syndromic (in which lymphedema is one symptom of a complex clinical syndrome) or sporadic (in which an isolated family member has lymphedema). All types of lymphedema are determined by genetic alteration of one or more genes. Not all the genes involved are known.</p></abstract>

Primary lymphedema can be familial (in which more than one member of the same family has a lymphedema phenotype), syndromic (in which lymphedema is one symptom of a complex clinical syndrome) or sporadic (in which an isolated family member has lymphedema). All types of lymphedema are determined by genetic alteration of one or more genes. Not all the genes involved are known.

Primary lymphedema and genetic implications

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Primary lymphedema can be familial (in which more than one member of the same family has a lymphedema phenotype), syndromic (in which lymphedema is one symptom...

Primary lymphedema and genetic implications

Publié en ligne: 28 déc. 2017

Pages: 144 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24190/ISSN2564-615X/2017/S2.07

Mots clés
lymphedema, genetic

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Primary lymphedema and genetic implications

Publié en ligne: 28 déc. 2017

Pages: 144 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24190/ISSN2564-615X/2017/S2.07

Mots cléslymphedema, genetic

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
lymphedema, genetic