An adipocytokine signature improves diagnostic accuracy for people living with lipoedema

Br J Dermatol. 2026 Mar 25:ljag103. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljag103. Online ahead of print.

Katja S Mühlberg^{1

2}, Robin Schürfeld³, Patricia Kieser¹, Simone Uhlemann¹, Michael Stumvoll^{3

4}, Dierk Scheinert¹, Matthias Blüher^{2

3

4}, Mathias Fasshauer⁵, Thomas Ebert^{3

4

6}

¹ University of Leipzig Medical Center, Department of Angiology, Leipzig, Germany.
² Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Zentrum München at the University of Leipzig and University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
³ University of Leipzig, Medical Department III - Endocrinology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Leipzig, Germany.
⁴ LeiCeM - Leipzig Center of Metabolism, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
⁵ Justus-Liebig-University, Institute of Nutritional Science, Giessen, Germany.
⁶ Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Renal Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden.

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