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A common set of at least 11 functional genes is lost in the majority of NF1 patients with gross deletions.
Genomics - 15 May 2000
Jenne D E, Tinschert S, Stegmann E, Reimann H, Nürnberg P, Horn D, Naumann I, Buske A, Thiel G
Abstract excerpt
Large deletions of the NF1 locus occur in 5 to 10% of patients with neurofibromatosis and are commonly associated with specific additional abnormalities characterized by mental retardation, dysmorphic features, and intellectual impairment. To characterize the extent of codeleted genes we constructed a long-range physical BAC/PAC map around the NF1 locus between D17S117 and D17S57 and determined the deletion...
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