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The mutational spectrum of the NF1 gene in neurofibromatosis type I patients from UAE.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1 Jul 2014
Ben-Salem Salma, Al-Shamsi Aisha M, Ali Bassam R, Al-Gazali Lihadh
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INTRODUCTION: Germline heterozygous mutations in the tumor suppresser NF1 gene cause a cancer predisposition syndrome known as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). This disease is one of the most common multisystem disorders with an estimated incidence of 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 4,000 births. Clinically, NF1 patients are prone to develop "café au lait" spots, neurofibromas, Lisch nodules, freckling of the axillary, or...
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