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lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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  • noun Obstruction of small airways in the body, caused by disorderly smooth muscle proliferation throughout the bronchioles, alveolar septa, perivascular spaces, and lymphatics.

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Examples

  • Rapamycin, an immune-suppressing drug marketed as Sirolimus, is being studied in patients with a rare, fatal lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM

    Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases Amy Dockser Marcus 2012

  • There is a rare lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis or LAM for short, that causes spontaneous lung collapses in women.

    Mariska Hargitay Collapsed Lung Doing Stunts For “Law & Order: SVU” 2009

  • The disease is called lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM.

    CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2008 2008

  • The disease is called lymphangioleiomyomatosis or LAM.

    CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2008 2008

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that a certain blood test can successfully identify lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in some patients, eliminating the need for surgical lung biopsy to make a diagnosis.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that a certain blood test can successfully identify lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in some patients, eliminating the need for surgical lung biopsy to make a diagnosis.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that using high-resolution CT-scans to screen for lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is cost-effective in non-smoking women between

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • Medical Center have found that a certain blood test can successfully identify lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in some patients, eliminating the need for surgical lung biopsy to make a diagnosis.

    innovations-report 2010

  • Newswise - Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that using high-resolution CT-scans to screen for lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is cost-effective in non-smoking women between 25 and 54 who come to the emergency room for the first time with a collapsed lung.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that a certain blood test can successfully identify lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in some patients, eliminating the need for surgical lung biopsy to make a diagnosis.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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  • LAM for short. Rare lung disease that causes spontaneous lung collapse in women.

    July 23, 2016