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PHENOTYPIC CONSEQUENCES AND THE MALIGNANCY RISK IN FAMILIAL NOONAN SYNDROME DUE TO A RARE P.S427G RAF1 MUTATION.
Genetic counseling (Geneva, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2000
Pelc M, Ciara E, Jezela-Stanek A, Krajewska-Walasek M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations leading to dysregulation of the Ras/MAPK signal transduction cascade are a common cause of Noonan syndrome (NS) and play a key role in the pathogenesis of many human malignancies. To date, about 24 various RAF1 germline mutations were identified in NS. The incidence of malignancies in NS patients with RAF1 mutations has not been reported so far. However, in a few cases somatic RAF1 mutations were...
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