Talk:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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[edit] Need CT scan

Need a CT of the lungs just like tuberous sclerosis. It could be a featured picture for sure -- Samir धर्म 10:12, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I've added the one from tuberous sclerosis (TSC). If you have a better one, Samir, then that would be great.

This article covers both sporadic and TSC-releated LAM. From what I've read, sporadic LAM has the same genetic cause (TSC2) as TSC but the person does not have germline TSC. They may be mosaic or have sporadic mutations. Whilst there are statistical differences between the two, the effect on the lungs would appear to be similar. Colin°^Talk 15:24, 9 November 2006 (UTC)