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Neurofibromatosis von Recklinghausen type I phenotype and early onset of cancers in siblings compound heterozygous for mutations in MSH6.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2005
Ostergaard John R, Sunde Lone, Okkels Henrik
Abstract excerpt
We report on a nonconsanguineous family in which two siblings with cutaneous manifestations leading to a diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) developed CNS tumors at an early age. In addition, one of them developed a T-cell lymphoma. Neither parent had NF1. The mother was known to be heterozygous for a MSH6 mutation, and the father was found to be heterozygous for a different MSH6 mutation. Screening of...
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