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At-risk phenotype of neurofibromatose-1 patients: a multicentre case-control study.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 13 Jul 2011
Sbidian Emilie, Bastuji-Garin Sylvie, Valeyrie-Allanore Laurence, Ferkal Salah, Lefaucheur Jean P, Drouet Alain, Brugière Pierre, Vialette Cédric, Combemale Patrick, Barbarot Sébastien, Wolkenstein Pierre
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess associations between subcutaneous neurofibromas (SC-NFs) and internal neurofibromas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) and to determine whether the association between SC-NFs and peripheral neuropathy was ascribable to internal neurofibromas. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Prospective multicentre case-control study. Between 2005 and 2008, 110 NF-1 adults having two or more SC-NFs were...
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