What does the research say about lipoma?

Lipoma

There are 4 papers on lipoma in aging research: 1 observational study in people, 1 in animals, 2 in cells. The newest story, Nov 5, 2026: “Rare gene variants linked to benign fat and uterine tumors”.

Disease

4 papers study it1 more mentions it3 findings

MeSH

1 new paper in 30 daysSee all 5 papers on lipoma

“Lipoma risk was increased in TERF1 (odds ratio [OR], 3.32; P = 8.4 x10-), POT1, and TERF2IP carriers”

Germline Shelterin Loss of Function Predisposes to Lipoma and Uterine Leiomyoma: Population Evidence Bearing on Shelterin-Associated Sarcoma RiskmedRxiv2026doi:10.64898/2026.11.03.26367209

Humans1
Animals1
Cells2

Associations

TERF2IP

upin humans1

1 study

TERF2IP is associated with lipoma in humans (germline loss-of-function variant carriers).
“Lipoma risk was increased in TERF1 (odds ratio [OR], 3.32; P = 8.4 x10-), POT1, and TERF2IP carriers”
Humansgermline loss-of-function variant carriers
Rare gene variants linked to benign fat and uterine tumors
medRxivNov 5, 2026Preprint

Trial sponsors

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
1 trialPhase 1/210 people

Latest

1 paper in 12 months

medRxivNov 5

Rare gene variants linked to benign fat and uterine tumors

People carrying disabling variants in TERF1, a chromosome-protection gene, had 3.32 times the odds of benign fatty tumors compared with people without those variants.People carrying disabling variants in TERF1, a chromosome-protection gene, had 3.32 times the odds of benign fatty tumors compared with people without those variants.

Preprint: genetic association studyPopulations