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Recurrent Mandibular Giant Cell Lesion in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Second Hit Mutation on the NF1 Gene in the Osseous Lesion.
Anticancer research - 1 Jun 2022
Friedrich Reinhard E, Luebke Andreas M, Schüller Ulrich, Hagel Christian, Kohlrusch Felix K, Wieland Ilse, Zenker Martin
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BACKGROUND/AIM: In the autosomal dominant hereditary disease neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), lesions of the jaw develop in isolated cases, which are diagnosed as central giant cell granuloma (CGCG). This study aimed to clarify the genetic basis of a bone lesion in a syndromic patient. CASE REPORT: The NF1 patient had developed a CGCG that recurred after local excision. Blood and tumor tissue were studied for NF1...
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