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A clinical, genetic and audiological study of patients and families with bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis.
The Journal of laryngology and otology - 1 Jan 1993
Neary W J, Newton V E, Vidler M, Ramsden R T, Lye R H, Dutton J E, Richardson P L, Harris R, Evans D G, Strachan T
Abstract excerpt
The neurofibromatoses consist of at least two distinct autosomal dominant hereditary disorders. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is due to a lesion on chromosome 17q. Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is caused by a defect on chromosome 22q. The hallmark of NF2 is the development, in the second and third decades, of bilateral acoustic neuromas. NF1 is characterized by the appearance of café-au-lait spots and...
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