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Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis.
Clinics in chest medicine - 1 Sept 2016
Saito Atsushi, McCormack Francis X
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a genetic lung disorder that is characterized by the accumulation of calcium phosphate deposits in the alveolar spaces of the lung. Mutations in the type II sodium phosphate cotransporter, NPT2b, have been reported in patients with PAM. PAM progresses gradually, often producing incremental dyspnea on exertion, desaturation in young adulthood, and respiratory...
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