(Faccio would later be diagnosed with WILD syndrome, a different rare genetic disorder that also causes lymphedema.) Faccio’s lymphedema causes swelling in her arm, legs and genitals, and it ...

6 Hereditary angioedema typically presents as recurrent episodes of nonpitting, nonpruritic edema affecting 3 main areas: subcutaneous tissue (face, upper or lower extremities, genitals ...

using a four-generation North American family with dominantly inherited primary congenital lymphedema (PCL), otherwise known as "Milroy disease," or "hereditary lymphedema type I" (MIM 153100).

In the study, investigators sought to understand how genetic mutations previously associated with lymphedema contribute to ...

Lymphedema is a condition that occurs when there is damage to the lymph system, causing a collection of fluid in one or more areas of the body. The swelling can occur in the arm, breast, chest or leg ...