Exploring associations between constipation, severity of neurofibromatosis type 1 and NF1 mutational spectrum.

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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is a rather common rare disease. Until recently, studies on gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with NF1 have been few and mostly described as case reports. In three previously published studies, the frequency of constipation in patients with NF1 has been found to be as high as 30%. In this study, associations between the frequency...

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