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Modeling NF2 with human arachnoidal and meningioma cell culture systems: NF2 silencing reflects the benign character of tumor growth.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Feb 2008
James Marianne F, Lelke Johanna M, Maccollin Mia, Plotkin Scott R, Stemmer-Rachamimov Anat O, Ramesh Vijaya, Gusella James F
Abstract excerpt
Meningiomas, common tumors arising from arachnoidal cells of the meninges, may occur sporadically, or in association with the inherited disorder, neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2). Most sporadic meningiomas result from NF2 inactivation, resulting in loss of tumor suppressor merlin, implicated in regulating membrane-cytoskeletal organization. To investigate merlin function in an authentic target cell type for NF2 tumor...
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