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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: Another mTOR phenomenon.
Clinics in dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Shah Rohan R, Lambert William Clark, Schwartz Robert A
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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is an uncommon autosomal dominant systemic disorder with cutaneous findings notable for fibrofolliculomas or trichodiscomas on the scalp, face, neck, and trunk. These cutaneous signs are associated with bilateral renal cell carcinoma, benign renal cysts, pulmonary cysts, and spontaneous pneumothorax. Given its autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, the successful diagnosis of...
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