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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A human autosomal-dominant genetic disorder that can cause susceptibility to kidney cancer, renal and pulmonary cysts, and fibrofolliculomas.

Word forms

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

Etymology

Ddescribed in 1977 by three Canadian physicians: Arthur R. Birt, Georgina R. Hogg and William J. Dubé.

Synonyms

BHD Hornstein-Knickenberg syndrome Hornstein-Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome
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