Article
Filamin A Mutations: A New Cause of Unexplained Emphysema in Adults?
Chest - 1 Mar 2021
Valentin Victor, Bervar Jean-François, Vincent-Delorme Catherine, Smol Thomas, Wemeau Lidwine, Remy Martine, Le Rouzic Olivier, Chenivesse Cécile
Abstract excerpt
Emphysema is a chronic respiratory disorder characterized by destruction of alveoli, usually due to cigarette smoking or exposure to noxious particles or gases. Dysfunction of proteins that are involved in lung development and maintenance, such as alpha-1 antitrypsin, also contributes to emphysema. Filamin A (FLNA) is an actin-binding protein involved in cytoskeleton reorganization. Mutations in the FLNA gene...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
