Folliculin mutations are not associated with severe COPD

Folliculin mutations are not associated with severe COPD

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rare loss-of-function folliculin (<it>FLCN</it>) mutations are the genetic cause of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, a monogenic disorder characterized by spontaneous pneumothorax, fibrofolliculomas, and kidney tumors. Loss-of-fu...

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Main Authors: Litonjua Augusto A, Klanderman Barbara J, Cho Michael H, Sparrow David, Silverman Edwin K, Raby Benjamin A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/9/120

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