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Identification of genes potentially involved in the increased risk of malignancy in NF1-microdeleted patients.
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Pasmant Eric, Masliah-Planchon Julien, Lévy Pascale, Laurendeau Ingrid, Ortonne Nicolas, Parfait Béatrice, Valeyrie-Allanore Laurence, Leroy Karen, Wolkenstein Pierre, Vidaud Michel, Vidaud Dominique, Bièche Ivan
Abstract excerpt
Patients with NF1 microdeletion develop more neurofibromas at a younger age, and have an increased risk of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). We postulated that the increased risk of malignancy could be due to inactivation, in addition to NF1, of a second tumor suppressor gene located in the typical 1.4-Mb microdeletion found in most of the microdeleted patients. We investigated the expression of...
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