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High frequency of mosaicism among patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) with microdeletions caused by somatic recombination of the JJAZ1 gene.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2004
Kehrer-Sawatzki H, Kluwe L, Sandig C, Kohn M, Wimmer K, Krammer U, Peyrl A, Jenne D E, Hansmann I, Mautner V-F
Abstract excerpt
Detailed analyses of 20 patients with sporadic neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) microdeletions revealed an unexpected high frequency of somatic mosaicism (8/20 [40%]). This proportion of mosaic deletions is much higher than previously anticipated. Of these deletions, 16 were identified by a screen...
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