BIRT-HOGG-DUBÉ SYNDROME - GENETIC DISEASES

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome



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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is a rare genetic disease that causes skin lesions, kidney tumors and cysts in the lungs. The causes of Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome are mutations in a chromosome 17 gene, called FLCN, which loses its function as a tumor suppressor and leads to the appearance of tumors in individuals.