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NF1-Associated Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Have Unique Clinical, Phenotypic, and Genotypic Characteristics
11 Aug 2005
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) have been reported to occasionally occur in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). This study aims to describe the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of GIST in NF1 patients and attempts to elucidate the relationship between them. We analyzed GIST arising in 15 NF1 patients (8 males and 7 females, 19-82 years of age). Eleven patients had multiple GISTs (3 to...
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