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Expression of SMARCB1 (INI1) mutations in familial schwannomatosis.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Dec 2012
Smith Miriam J, Walker James A, Shen Yiping, Stemmer-Rachamimov Anat, Gusella James F, Plotkin Scott R
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Genetic changes in the SMARCB1 tumor suppressor gene have recently been reported in tumors and blood from families with schwannomatosis. Exon scanning of all nine SMARCB1 exons in genomic DNA from our cohort of families meeting the criteria for 'definite' or 'presumptive' schwannomatosis previously revealed constitutional alterations in 13 of 19 families (68%). Screening of four new familial schwannomatosis...
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