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Enlarged Dural Sac in Idiopathic Bronchiectasis Implicates Heritable Connective Tissue Gene Variants.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Oct 2016
Daniels M Leigh Anne, Birchard Katherine R, Lowe Jared R, Patrone Michael V, Noone Peadar G, Knowles Michael R
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Patients with idiopathic bronchiectasis are predominantly female and have an asthenic body morphotype and frequent nontuberculous mycobacterial respiratory infections. They also demonstrate phenotypic features (scoliosis, pectus deformity, mitral valve prolapse) that are commonly seen in individuals with heritable connective tissue disorders. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether lumbar dural sac size is...
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