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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in an NF1 patient with a novel causative variant: broadening genotype-phenotype correlations.

Ariane Paoloni-Giacobino, Jean-Louis Blouin, Thierry Nouspikel, Omar Zgheib

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Ariane Paoloni-GiacobinoDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Diagnostics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Jean-Louis BlouinDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Diagnostics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Thierry NouspikelDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Diagnostics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Omar ZgheibDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Diagnostics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland omar.zgheib@hug.ch.

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Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disease with complete penetrance, most commonly known to affect the skin and eyes. Although lung involvement in the form of cysts and bullae occurs in up to 20% of adults, the seemingly intuitive association of NF1 and spontaneous pneumothorax is not widely recognised among clinicians. Here, we report the second case of recurring spontaneous pneumothorax in the context of NF1 with a confirmed molecular diagnosis. In both cases, the NF1 variants featured a premature stop codon in the C-terminal protein domain. Interestingly, our patient had mild skin symptoms, suggesting that spontaneous pneumothorax may not be correlated with cutaneous disease severity. More genotype-phenotype correlation studies are needed for NF1 in general and for its link to spontaneous pneumothorax in particular.

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Neurofibromatosis 1PneumothoraxRecurrenceAdultCodon, NonsenseFemaleGenetic Association StudiesHumansMaleNeurofibromin 1Codon, NonsenseNeurofibromin 1DermatologyGeneticsPneumothorax

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PMID38697680
PMCPMC11085786

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