Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: no longer in the stone age
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare parenchymal lung disease caused by variants in the SCL34A2 gene and characterised by the accumulation of intra-alveolar microliths. PAM has been reported in fewer than 1100 cases throughout the world. It is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease a...
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Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2020-09-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/3/00289-2020.full |