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Correlation of nonsense and frameshift mutations with severity of retinal abnormalities in neurofibromatosis 2.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Oct 2008
Feucht Matthias, Kluwe Lan, Mautner Victor-Felix, Richard Gisbert
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BACKGROUND: Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant disease that is characterized by nervous system tumors and ocular abnormalities. OBJECTIVE: To investigate genotype-phenotype correlations demonstrated for NF2-associated nervous system tumors, cataracts, and retinal lesions. METHODS: Forty-eight patients with NF2 from a tertiary neurological referral center underwent screening for constitutional NF2...
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