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Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (health) and Queens-Midtown Tunnel, the (oh)


Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (health)


An inherited condition in which benign tumors develop in hair follicles on the head, chest, back, and arms. These tumors are called fibrofolliculomas. Other characteristic skin abnormalities are trichodiscomas and acrochordons. A trichodiscoma is a tumor of the hair disc while an acrochordon is a skin tag. People with this syndrome are at increased risk for developing colon or kidney cancer as well as spontaneous pneumothorax due to lung cysts.





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a tunnel for traffic in New York City, which goes under the East River and connects Manhattan and Queens