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Neurofibromatosis 1.
Neurologic clinics - 1 Aug 2002
Lynch Timothy M, Gutmann David H
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis 1 is one of the most common genetic conditions affecting the nervous system. Individuals with NF1 are predisposed to the development of peripheral nerve sheath tumors (neurofibromas and MPNSTs), astrocytomas (optic pathway gliomas), learning disabilities, seizures, strokes, macrocephaly, and vascular abnormalities. The NF1 tumor suppressor gene encodes a large protein (neurofibromin) that...
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