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Novel mutations in the BHD gene and absence of loss of heterozygosity in fibrofolliculomas of Birt-Hogg-Dubé patients.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 2007
van Steensel Maurice A M, Verstraeten Valerie L R M, Frank Jorge, Kelleners-Smeets Nicole W J, Poblete-Gutiérrez Pamela, Marcus-Soekarman Dominique, Bladergroen Reno S, Steijlen Peter M, van Geel Michel
Abstract excerpt
Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome is an autosomal-dominantly inherited cancer syndrome characterized by fibrofolliculomas, lung cysts leading to pneumothorax, and chromophobic/oncocytic renal cell carcinoma. The disease is caused by heterozygous mutations in the BHD gene encoding folliculin and all m...
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