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Clinical aspects of Fanconi anemia individuals with the same mutation of FANCF identified by next generation sequencing.
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Nicchia Elena, Benedicenti Francesco, De Rocco Daniela, Greco Chiara, Bottega Roberta, Inzana Francesca, Faleschini Michela, Bonin Serena, Cappelli Enrico, Mogni Massimo, Stanzial Franco, Svahn Johanna, Dufour Carlo, Savoia Anna
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BACKGROUND: Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disease characterized by congenital malformations, aplastic anemia and increased risk of developing malignancies. FA is genetically heterogeneous as it is caused by at least 17 different genes. Among these, FANCA, FANCC, and FANCG account for approximately 85% of the patients whereas the remaining genes are mutated in only a small percentage of cases. For this...
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