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Distribution of 13 truncating mutations in the neurofibromatosis 1 gene.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jun 1995
Heim R A, Kam-Morgan L N, Binnie C G, Corns D D, Cayouette M C, Farber R A, Aylsworth A S, Silverman L M, Luce M C
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a common genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of tissues derived from the neural crest. To define germ-line mutations in the NF1 gene, we studied 20 patients with familial or sporadic cases of NF1 diagnosed clinically and one patient with only café-au-lait spots and no other diagnostic criteria. A protein truncation assay identified abnormal polypeptides synthesized in...
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