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A lateral cephalometry study of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery - 1 Jun 2017
Friedrich Reinhard E, Lehmann Jan-Marten, Rother Jonathan, Christ Georg, Zu Eulenburg Christine, Scheuer Hannah T, Scheuer Hanna A
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PURPOSE: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant transmitted tumour suppressor syndrome and also a bone disease. Osseous dysplasia affecting the craniofacial region is characteristic of NF1. The aim of this study was to analyse the lateral cephalograms of NF1 patients in comparison to individuals who were not affected by this condition in order to describe the skeletal phenotype of NF1 in more...
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