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Molecular Characterization of NF1 and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in a Chinese Population.
Scientific reports - 9 Jun 2015
Zhang Jia, Tong Hanxing, Fu Xi'an, Zhang Yong, Liu Jiangbo, Cheng Ruhong, Liang Jianying, Peng Jie, Sun Zhonghui, Liu Hong, Zhang Furen, Lu Weiqi, Li Ming, Yao Zhirong
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease that is primarily characterized by multiple café au-lait spots (CALs) and skin neurofibromas, which are attributed to defects in the tumor suppressor NF1. Because of the age-dependent presentation of NF1, it is often difficult to make an early clinical diagnosis. Moreover, identifying genetic alterations in NF1 patients represents a...
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