Lipedema: The Use of Cultured Adipocytes for Identification of Diagnostic Markers.

Background: Lipedema, diagnosed most often in women, is a progressive disease characterized by the disproportionate and symmetrical distribution of adipose tissue, primarily in the extremities. Although numerous results from in vitro and in vivo studies have been published, many questions regarding the pathology and genetic background of lipedema remain unanswered.

Methods: In this study, adipose tissue-derived stromal/stem cells were isolated from lipoaspirates derived from nonobese and obese donors with or without lipedema.