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  • Title: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: report of two brothers with the same illness and review of literature.
    Author: Al-Sardar H, Al-Habbo DJ, Al-Hayali RM.
    Journal: BMJ Case Rep; 2014 Mar 31; 2014():. PubMed ID: 24686795.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare lung disease characterised by extensive deposition of calpospherites within the alveoli. The disease is caused by mutations in the gene SLC34A2 encoding sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter. It is an autosomal recessive disease with sporadic cases worldwide. Most patients are asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. It may progress slowly over years to respiratory failure and cor pulmonale.
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