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Precision assessment of heterogeneity of lymphedema phenotype, genotypes and risk prediction.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Oct 2016
Fu Mei R, Conley Yvette P, Axelrod Deborah, Guth Amber A, Yu Gary, Fletcher Jason, Zagzag David
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Lymphedema following breast cancer surgery is considered to be mainly due to the mechanical injury from surgery. Recent research identified that inflammation-infection and obesity may be the important predictors for lymphedema. The purpose of this exploratory research was to prospectively examine phenotype of arm lymphedema defined by limb volume and lymphedema symptoms in relation to inflammatory genes in women...
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