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Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome(BHD1)

MedGen UID:
91070
Concept ID:
C0346010
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: BHD syndrome; Birt Hogg Dubé syndrome
SNOMED CT: Birt Hogg Dubé syndrome (1263460007); Hornstein Knickenberg syndrome (1263460007); Fibrofolliculomas with trichodiscomas and acrochordons (1263460007)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal dominant inheritance
MedGen UID:
141047
Concept ID:
C0443147
Intellectual Product
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in heterozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, an autosomal dominant disorder is caused when a single copy of the mutant allele is present. Males and females are affected equally, and can both transmit the disorder with a risk of 50% for each child of inheriting the mutant allele.
 
Gene (location): FLCN (17p11.2)
Related gene: PRDM10
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0800444
OMIM®: 135150; 607273
OMIM® Phenotypic series: PS135150
Orphanet: ORPHA122

Disease characteristics

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome
The clinical characteristics of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) include cutaneous manifestations (fibrofolliculomas, acrochordons, angiofibromas, oral papules, cutaneous collagenomas, and epidermal cysts), pulmonary cysts/history of pneumothorax, and various types of renal tumors. Disease severity can vary significantly even within the same family. Skin lesions typically appear between the second and fourth decades of life and typically increase in size and number with age. Lung cysts are often bilateral and multifocal; most individuals are asymptomatic but at high risk for spontaneous pneumothorax. Individuals with BHDS are at a sevenfold increased risk for renal tumors that can be bilateral and multifocal; median age of renal tumor diagnosis is 48 years. The most common renal tumors are a hybrid of oncocytoma and chromophobe histologic cell types (oncocytic hybrid tumor) and chromophobe histologic cell types. Some families have renal tumor(s) and/or spontaneous pneumothorax without cutaneous manifestations. [from GeneReviews]
Authors:
Elke C Sattler  |  Ortrud K Steinlein   view full author information

Additional descriptions

From OMIM
Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (BHD) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by hair follicle hamartomas, kidney tumors, and spontaneous pneumothorax (Nickerson et al., 2002). BHD is similar to, but histologically and genetically distinct from, familial multiple discoid fibromas (FMDF; 190340). Genetic Heterogeneity of Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome See also BHD2 (620459), caused by mutation in the PRDM10 gene (618319) on chromosome 11q24.  http://www.omim.org/entry/135150
From MedlinePlus Genetics
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is a rare disorder that affects the skin and lungs and increases the risk of certain types of tumors. Its signs and symptoms vary among affected individuals.

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is characterized by multiple noncancerous (benign) skin tumors, particularly on the face, neck, and upper chest. These growths typically first appear in a person's twenties or thirties and become larger and more numerous over time. Affected individuals also have an increased chance of developing cysts in the lungs and an abnormal accumulation of air in the chest cavity (pneumothorax) that may result in the collapse of a lung. Additionally, Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is associated with an elevated risk of developing cancerous or noncancerous kidney tumors. Other types of cancer have also been reported in affected individuals, but it is unclear whether these tumors are actually a feature of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.  https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/birt-hogg-dube-syndrome

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