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Molecular characterisation of SMARCB1 and NF2 in familial and sporadic schwannomatosis.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2008
Hadfield K D, Newman W G, Bowers N L, Wallace A, Bolger C, Colley A, McCann E, Trump D, Prescott T, Evans D G R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Schwannomatosis is a rare condition characterised by multiple schwannomas and lack of involvement of the vestibular nerve. A recent report identified bi-allelic mutations in the SMARCB1/INI1 gene in a single family with schwannomatosis. We aimed to establish the contribution of the SMARCB1 and the NF2 genes to sporadic and familial schwannomatosis in our cohort. METHODS: We performed DNA sequence and...
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