Genetic and Clinical Profiling of Korean Patients with Birt–Hogg–Dubé Syndrome
Jisoo G. Kim,
Sun Mi Choi,
Hobin Sung
et al.
Abstract:however, its diagnosis requires satisfaction of one major or two minor diagnostic criteria as suggested by the European Birt-Hogg-Dubé consortium [1], and it predominantly results from mutations in the FLCN gene on chromosome 17p11.2, encoding folliculin, a tumor suppressor protein [2]. The estimated global prevalence of BHDS is 1.86 (95% confidence interval, 1.16-3.00) per million, with an unknown prevalence in Asia. BHDS can manifest at any age, typically at 40 [3]. Differences in incidence between the sexes… Show more
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