McCormack FX

Clare Williams, Barbara Johnson, Peter G. Middleton, Vibeke Backer, Peter G. Gibson, Gill Hollis, Courtney Coleman ERJ Open Research 2021 7: 00357-2021; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00357-2021 Abstract Lung diseases can complicate pregnancy, but little is known about the experiences of pregnancy among women living with such diseases. This survey aimed to understand the experiences of women with a lung condition before and during pregnancy, in childbirth and post-partum.

Yasmine Rebaine, Mouhamad Nasser, Barbara Girerd, Caroline Leroux, Vincent Cottin European Respiratory Review 2021 30: 200348; DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0348-2020 Abstract Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare multisystem genetic disorder affecting almost all organs with no sex predominance. TSC has an autosomal-dominant inheritance and is caused by a heterozygous mutation in either the TSC1 or TSC2 gene leading to hyperactivation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR).