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Molecular screening strategies for NF1-like syndromes with café-au-lait macules (Review).
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Nov 2016
Zhang Jia, Li Ming, Yao Zhirong
Abstract excerpt
Multiple café-au-lait macules (CALM) are usually associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), one of the most common hereditary disorders. However, a group of genetic disorders presenting with CALM have mutations that are involved in human skin pigmentation regulation signaling pathways, including KIT ligand/KIT proto‑oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase and Ras/mitogen‑activated protein kinase. These disorders,...
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