Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: A report of two unique cases

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is an inherited autosomal recessive disease. PAM is classically characterized by calcium phosphate deposition within alveolar airspaces due to SLC34A2 (solute carrier family 34 member 2) gene mutation located on chromosome 4p15.2. Such cellular genetic mutatio...

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Main Authors: Haneen Al-Maghrabi, Ghadeer Mokhtar, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi, Abdelrazak Meliti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119303624