Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2010 Dec;43(6):824-828.
A Case of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax with a Three Nucleotide Deletion Mutation of the FLCN Gene
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- 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Korea.
- 2Research Center for Resistant Cells, Chosun University School of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chosun University School of Medicine, Korea. drgibbon@chosun.ac.kr
- 4Department of Dermatology, Chosun University School of Medicine, Korea.
- 5Department of Pathology, Chosun University School of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- The cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is obvious. Recently, the FLCN mutation was suggested to be a causal factor in PSP. A 47-year-old Korean male patient with chief complaint of repetitive PSP had numerous emphysematous bullae and multiple large cysts based upon high resolution computer tomography. Here we report a case of PSP with an FLCN c.468_470delTTC mutation.
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