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Intestinal neurofibromatosis is a subtype of familial GIST and results from a dominant activating mutation in PDGFRA.
Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2006
de Raedt Thomas, Cools Jan, Debiec-Rychter Maria, Brems Hilde, Mentens Nicole, Sciot Raf, Himpens Jacques, de Wever Ivo, Schöffski Patrick, Marynen Peter, Legius Eric
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Intestinal neurofibromatosis (Online Mendelian inheritance in Man database number 162220) is an alternate form of neurofibromatosis. Patients present with neurofibromas limited to the intestine in the absence of any other typical features of NF1 and NF2. At present, the molecular basis of intestinal neurofibromatosis remains elusive. The aim of the present study was to find the gene responsible...
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