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Schwannomatosis associated with multiple meningiomas due to a familial SMARCB1 mutation.
Neurogenetics - 1 Feb 2010
Bacci Costanza, Sestini Roberta, Provenzano Aldesia, Paganini Irene, Mancini Irene, Porfirio Berardino, Vivarelli Rossella, Genuardi Maurizio, Papi Laura
Abstract excerpt
Schwannomatosis (MIM 162091) is a condition predisposing to the development of central and peripheral schwannomas; most cases are sporadic without a clear family history but a few families with a clear autosomal dominant pattern of transmission have been described. Germline mutations in SMARCB1 are associated with schwannomatosis. We report a family with multiple schwannomas and meningiomas. A SMARCB1 germline...
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