Article
A genetic study of type 2 neurofibromatosis in the United Kingdom. I. Prevalence, mutation rate, fitness, and confirmation of maternal transmission effect on severity.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 1992
Evans D G, Huson S M, Donnai D, Neary W, Blair V, Teare D, Newton V, Strachan T, Ramsden R, Harris R
Abstract excerpt
A clinical and genetic study of type 2 neurofibromatosis (NF2) has been carried out in the United Kingdom. Virtually complete ascertainment of cases in the north-west of England was achieved and suggests a population incidence of 1 in 33,000 to 40,000. In the UK as a whole, 150 cases have been identified and been used to study the clinical and genetic features of NF2. The autosomal dominant inheritance of NF2 was...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Neurofibromatosis 2
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant