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Do you want to stay up to date with the latest BHD news? This is the place to be!
Here we will let you know about the latest BHD research, events, and opportunities to get involved with our work.
How Does Loss of FLCN Lead to Kidney Cancer?
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is associated with an increased risk of kidney cancer. It is important to understand how kidney cancer can develop so we can know how to best treat it.
Monitoring and Treating Inherited Kidney Cancer
Recently several papers have been published about kidney cancer that are relevant to Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. In this blog, we summarise the papers and share what we can learn from them.
New Techniques to Understand BHD Kidney Cancer
A study looked at different inherited kidney cancers includeing BHD at a single cell level. This means looking at the individual cells that make up the cancer.
Should People Who Have a Collapsed Lung be Tested for BHD?
A new study has been published looking at the prevalence of BHD among people who have a collapsed lung for no apparent reason.
What Tuberous Sclerosis Complex can teach us about BHD
Tuberous sclerosis complex is a rare inherited condition. It shares some features with BHD. Here, we compare Tuberous sclerosis complex and BHD.
BHD Syndrome at a Rare Lung Disease Clinic in China
The first study of BHD in China was published in 2008. However, by the end of 2021 there were only 221 Chinese patients reported. In 2019, a Rare Lung Disease Clinic was set up at The First Affiliated Hospital of USCT in Anhui province, China.
How Common is BHD? A study in a Healthcare System Population
The prevalence of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is currently unknown. Some reports have estimated the prevalence to be 1 in 200,000 people, but this is likely an underestimate of the true figure.
How does Folliculin Regulate mTORC1 Activity?
Our cells need to be able to sense and respond to our body’s needs. Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a protein in our cells that acts as a central hub for this sensing ability. Why is this relevant to BHD?
The First Genetic Study of BHD in India
At the BHD Foundation, we support individuals with BHD worldwide. Much of the research on BHD has been done in Europe and the US and so we were excited to see the first study of BHD in India.
What is the difference between BHD and LAM?
BHD is the most common genetic cause of collapsed lungs, where a diagnosis can be made. Another condition associated with collapsed lungs is lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Also known as LAM.
Genetic Risk Factors for Mesothelioma
You might be wondering why the BHD Foundation are blogging about malignant pleural mesothelioma. These studies caught our attention due to the mention of FLCN. Mutations in FLCN cause BHD.