Article
[Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Sept 1997
Araki N, Takeshima H, Saya H
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder, strongly associated with development of benign intracranial tumors, including bilateral vestibular schwannomas and meningiomas. The NF2 gene located on the human chromosome 22q12 was recently cloned, and the protein it encodes (termed merlin/schwannomin) was found to be strikingly similar to the moesin-ezrin-radixin (MER) family of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
