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Primary Lymphedema

Primary Lymphedema is a congenital disorder of the lymphatic system characterized by the developmental insufficiency or malfunction of lymphatic vessels, leading to impaired lymphatic drainage and chronic swelling, typically in the limbs, in the absence of secondary causative factors such as infection, trauma, or surgical intervention.

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2017–2026

60

Variants

Primary Lymphoedema

Parents

Children

Publications

292

THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL LYMPHEDEMA 2009 Consensus Document of the International Society of Lymphology

Isl Isl · Lymphology · 2009 · 1.2K citations

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A model for gene therapy of human hereditary lymphedema

Marika J. Karkkainen, Anne Saaristo, Lotta Jussila et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 611 citations · Full text

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Mutations in GATA2 cause primary lymphedema associated with a predisposition to acute myeloid leukemia (Emberger syndrome)

Pia Østergaard, Michael A. Simpson, Fiona Connell et al. · Nature Genetics · 2011 · 503 citations

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Congenital Hereditary Lymphedema Caused by a Mutation That Inactivates VEGFR3 Tyrosine Kinase

Alexandre Irrthum, Marika J. Karkkainen, Koenraad Devriendt et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2000 · 436 citations · Full text

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Effective Treatment of Lymphedema of the Extremities

Dicken S. C. Ko · Archives of Surgery · 1998 · 355 citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. PM
    Peter Mortimer

    St George's, University of London, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. AK
    Arin K. Greene

    Boston Children's Hospital, United States

    12 publications · 638 citations

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  3. AB
    A Bollinger

    University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland

    10 publications · 560 citations

    10

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  4. SG
    Stanley G. Rockson

    Stanford University, United States

    9 publications · 575 citations

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  5. MV
    Miikka Vikkula

    de Duve Institute, Belgium

    8 publications · 854 citations

    8

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Institutions

447

  1. Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    12 h-index

    53 publications

    2.8K citations

  2. St George's, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    55 publications

    7K citations

  3. University Hospital of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    9 h-index

    23 publications

    882 citations

  4. de Duve Institute

    Brussels, Belgium

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University Medical Center Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    821 citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    644 citations

  8. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    6 h-index

    25 publications

    4.7K citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 69 publications · 2.8K citations

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  2. Lymphatic Research and Biology

    15 publications · 534 citations

    13

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  3. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

    7 publications · 450 citations

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  4. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

    6 publications · 190 citations

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  5. Clinical Nuclear Medicine

    CNM · 5 publications · 292 citations

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