Research Article

Detection of Folliculin Gene Mutations in Two Chinese Families with Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome

Table 1

The clinic and genetic summary of these two families.

Family IDPhenotype in family membersMutation analysis
Clinically affectedSkin eruptionsRenal tumors/cystsLung cysts/PSPGeneExonNucleotideProteinMutation type

1ProbandYesYesYesFLCN14c.1579_1580insAp.R527QfsX75Insertion
1FatherNoYesYes
1Elder sisterNoYesYes
1SisterNoYesYes
1NephewYesYesNo

2ProbandNoYesYesFLCN7c.668delAp.N223Tfs19Deletion
2MotherNoYesYes
2BrotherNoNoYes