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Multiple spinal nerve enlargement and SOS1 mutation: Further evidence of overlap between neurofibromatosis type 1 and Noonan phenotype.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jan 2018
Santoro C, Giugliano T, Melone M A B, Cirillo M, Schettino C, Bernardo P, Cirillo G, Perrotta S, Piluso G
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has long been considered a well-defined, recognizable monogenic disorder, with neurofibromas constituting a pathognomonic sign. This dogma has been challenged by recent descriptions of patients with enlarged nerves or paraspinal tumors, suggesting that neurogenic tumors and hypertrophic neuropathy may be a complication of Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML) or RASopathy...
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