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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome detected incidentally by asymptomatic bilateral pneumothorax in health screening: a case of a young Japanese woman

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations of germline folliculin (FCLN) mapped in the chromosome 17p11.2 region. BHD commonly accompanies renal tumors, fibrofolliculomas, multiple pulmonary cysts, and spontaneous pneumothorax. We report a case of a young Japa...

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Published in:Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Miura, Kentaro, Kondo, Ryoichi, Kurai, Makoto, Ishii, Keiko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4747967/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26943385
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-015-0014-8
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