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An abnormal lymphatic phenotype is associated with subcutaneous adipose tissue deposits in Dercum's disease.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Oct 2014
Rasmussen John C, Herbst Karen L, Aldrich Melissa B, Darne Chinmay D, Tan I-Chih, Zhu Banghe, Guilliod Renie, Fife Caroline E, Maus Erik A, Sevick-Muraca Eva M
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OBJECTIVE: Investigational, near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) lymphatic imaging was used to assess lymphatic architecture and contractile function in participants diagnosed with Dercum's disease, a rare, poorly understood disorder characterized by painful lipomas in subcutaneous adipose tissues. METHODS: After informed consent and as part of an FDA-approved feasibility study to evaluate lymphatics in diseases in...
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