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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Spontaneous 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 
    ... FLCN gene have been found to cause primary spontaneous pneumothorax. This condition occurs when air builds up abnormally ... gene 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. Loeys-Dietz syndrome 
    ... can 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
  4. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis 
    ... this disorder have recurrent episodes of collapsed lung (spontaneous pneumothorax). The lung problems may be progressive and, without ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Genetics
  5. Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome 
    ... Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, a genodermatosis associated with spontaneous pneumothorax and kidney neoplasia, maps to chromosome 17p11.2. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/birt-hogg-dube-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Marfan syndrome 
    ... can 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