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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Pneumothorax
  1. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax 
    Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an abnormal accumulation of air in the space between the lungs and the chest cavity (called the pleural space) that can result ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../primary-spontaneous-pneumothorax - Genetics
  2. FLCN gene 
    ... gene have been found to cause primary spontaneous pneumothorax. This condition occurs when air builds up abnormally ... mutations lead to the development of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. One theory is that the altered folliculin protein ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/flcn - Genetics
  3. Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome 
    ... abnormal accumulation of air in the chest cavity (pneumothorax) that may result in the collapse of a ... increase the risk of lung problems, such as pneumothorax. FLCN This condition is inherited in an autosomal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/birt-hogg-dube-syndrome - Genetics
  4. Loeys-Dietz syndrome 
    ... result in the collapse of a lung (spontaneous pneumothorax) or a protrusion of organs through gaps in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/loeys-dietz-syndrome - Genetics
  5. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis 
    ... disorder have recurrent episodes of collapsed lung (spontaneous pneumothorax). The lung problems may be progressive and, without ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Genetics
  6. DICER1 syndrome 
    ... can lead to the collapse of a lung (pneumothorax).Cystic nephroma, which involves multiple benign fluid-filled ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/dicer1-syndrome - Genetics
  7. Marfan syndrome 
    ... result in the collapse of a lung (spontaneous pneumothorax). A membrane called the dura, which surrounds the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/marfan-syndrome - Genetics