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A new classification system for primary lymphatic dysplasias based on phenotype.
Clinical genetics - 1 May 2010
Connell F, Brice G, Jeffery S, Keeley V, Mortimer P, Mansour S
Abstract excerpt
Traditional classification systems for lymphoedema are of limited use for the diagnosis of specific forms of primary lymphoedema. The understanding of primary lymphoedema has been impeded by confusing terminology and a tendency to simply divide patients into three categories based on the age of onset: lymphoedema congenita manifests at or shortly after birth, lymphoedema praecox is apparent before the age of 35...
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