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Inherited genetic syndromes and meningiomas.
Handbook of clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2020
Look Andrew, Lonser Russell R
Abstract excerpt
Meningiomas arising with inherited genetic syndromes occur nearly exclusively in the context of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). NF2 is an autosomal dominant familial neoplasia syndrome that results from a mutation in the NF2 tumor suppressor gene located on the long arm of chromosome 22. The NF2 gene encodes for the protein merlin (moesin-ezrin-radixin-like protein), which has tumor suppressive effects that are...
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