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Novel folliculin gene mutations in Polish patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 6 Jul 2021
Radzikowska Elżbieta, Lechowicz Urszula, Winek Jolanta, Opoka Lucyna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) is a rare, autosomal dominant, inherited disease caused by mutations in the folliculin gene (FLCN). The disease is characterised by skin lesions (fibrofolliculomas, trichodiscomas, acrochordons), pulmonary cysts with pneumothoraces and renal tumours. We present the features of Polish patients with BHDS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The first case of BHDS in Poland was...
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