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Review of renal tumors associated with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome with focus on clinical and pathobiological aspects.
Polish journal of pathology : official journal of the Polish Society of Pathologists - 1 Jun 2014
Kuroda N, Furuya M, Nagashima Y, Gotohda H, Kawakami F, Moritani S, Ota S, Hora M, Michal M, Hes O, Nakatani Y
Abstract excerpt
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by clinical features of skin lesions, pulmonary lesions and renal tumor. The gene responsible for this syndrome is located on chromosome 17p11.2 and designated as FLCN. In this article, we review renal tumors associated with BHDS with a focus on clinical and pathobiological aspects. Renal tumors often occur multifocally or...
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