Lymphatic and angiogenic candidate genes predict the development of secondary lymphedema following breast cancer surgery.

Lymphatic and angiogenic candidate genes predict the development of secondary lymphedema following breast cancer surgery.

The purposes of this study were to evaluate for differences in phenotypic and genotypic characteristics in women who did and did not develop lymphedema (LE) following breast cancer treatment. Breast cancer patients completed a number of self-report questionnaires. LE was evaluated using bioimpedance...

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Main Authors: Christine Miaskowski, Marylin Dodd, Steven M Paul, Claudia West, Deborah Hamolsky, Gary Abrams, Bruce A Cooper, Charles Elboim, John Neuhaus, Brian L Schmidt, Betty Smoot, Bradley E Aouizerat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3629060?pdf=render

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