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Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a man.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Aug 2000
Aubry M C, Myers J L, Ryu J H, Henske E P, Logginidou H, Jalal S M, Tazelaar H D
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is an uncommon disease reported to occur exclusively in women. We describe a phenotypically normal man with pulmonary LAM. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies performed on the lung biopsy confirmed a normal XY genotype. Our patient also had stigmata of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), including facial angiofibromas and renal angiomyolipoma....
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