Publication Name	World Journal of Respirology
Manuscript ID	12167
Country	China

Received	2014-06-25 08:30
Peer-Review Started	2014-06-25 14:48
To Make the First Decision	2014-09-15 17:20
Return for Revision	2014-09-15 17:34
Revised	2014-09-15 22:23
Second Decision	2014-09-17 09:34
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-09-17 09:53
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Category	Respiratory System
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Update on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hui-Ying Wang, Ni-Ya Zhou and Xu-Yan Yang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Project 2011C37073
Corresponding Author	Hui-Ying Wang, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy, the Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China. w_huiying@yahoo.com
Key Words	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis; SLC34A2; Mutation; Chest computed tomography; Treatment
Core Tip	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare disease and lack of enough acknowledgements. The present review provides a comprehensive description on the latest progress in the genotype and treatment of PAM. SLC34A2 is identified as the responsible gene and its mutation in patients from different countries has showed versatile symbols, whilst Chinese and Japanese patients only involved exon 7 and exon 8. The diagnosis of PAM could be established on typical chest radiograph image. Though currently no effective regimens are valid to cure the diseases, long term treatment of disodium etidronate seems promising.
Publish Date	2014-11-28 09:33
Citation	Wang HY, Zhou NY, Yang XY. Update on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis. World J Respirol 2014; 4(3): 26-30
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6255/full/v4/i3/26.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5320/wjr.v4.i3.26

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