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Somatic NF1 mutation spectra in a family with neurofibromatosis type 1: toward a theory of genetic modifiers.
Human mutation - 1 Dec 2003
Wiest Verena, Eisenbarth Ingrid, Schmegner Claudia, Krone Winfrid, Assum Günter
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), an autosomal dominantly-inherited disorder, is mainly characterized by the occurrence of multiple dermal neurofibromas and is caused by mutations in the NF1 gene, a tumor suppressor gene. The variable expressivity of the disease and the lack of a genotype/phenotype...
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