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SUBMITTER: Michelini S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7503355 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Michelini Sandro S Chiurazzi Pietro P Marino Valerio V Dell'Orco Daniele D Manara Elena E Baglivo Mirko M Fiorentino Alessandro A Maltese Paolo Enrico PE Pinelli Michele M Herbst Karen Louise KL Dautaj Astrit A Bertelli Matteo M
International journal of molecular sciences 20200829 17
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 mood disorder and subcutaneous fat deposition suggests the involvement of steroids metabolism and neurohormones signaling, however no clear association has been established so far. In this study, we repo ...[more]