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The phakomatoses.
Clinics in dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Korf Bruce R
Abstract excerpt
The "phakomatosis" concept was formulated early in the twentieth century by the ophthalmologist van der Hoeve. He included 3 disorders in the group-neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis complex, and von Hippel-Lindau syndrome--on the basis of the occurrence of patchy ophthalmologic manifestations in each disorder. Since the name was coined, much has been learned about the pathogenesis of these 3 disorders. It is...
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