Neurofibromatosis type 2: a new mechanism of tumor suppression.

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Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant disease which predisposes primarily to CNS tumors such as schwannomas (vestibular and spinal), meningiomas, ependymomas and juvenile posterior lenticular opacities. Allelic losses on chromosome 22q first suggested the existence of a tumor suppressor on this autosome in accordance with Knudson's 'two hit' model. The gene was identified by positional cloning...

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