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I have never heard of it

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Hi it is LAM................Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. I only know coz I looked at the pinned abbreviation list on the right of the sceeen under pinned posts. I don't know what it is though.... ;) x

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Just googled Wikipedia

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, progressive, systemic disease that typically results in cystic lung destruction and predominantly affects women, especially during child bearing years.[1] It occurs in more than 30%

of women with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC-LAM), a heritable syndrome that is associated with seizures, cognitive impairment and benign tumors in multiple tissues.

It sounds horrible! x

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Does sound horrible thank you very much

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More info here -

nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health...

Yes Ive read all that..

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