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Rare NF1 Gene Mutation in Chinese Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Anaplastic Astrocytoma.
World neurosurgery - 1 Feb 2020
Zhou Shizhen, Zhu Yufang, Xu Jun, Tao Rongjie, Yuan Shuanghu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a dysregulated neurocutaneous disorder, is an autosomal dominant genetic disease caused by mutations in the NF1 gene. Anaplastic astrocytoma is rare in NF1 patients, and research has proposed that high-grade astrocytomas could be due to larger germ-line mutations in NF1.We present a clinical and molecular study of a Chinese family with NF1. CASE DESCRIPTION: A...
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