Alternative titles and symbols : Hornstein-knickenberg syndrome; Fibrofolliculomas with trichodiscomas and acrochordons; BHD;
Description : Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome 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).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the folliculin gene (FLCN, 607273.0001);