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The Role of Scoliosis on the Comorbidity and Demographics of Neurofibromatosis Type-1 Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample Database
2023-05-19
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<h4>Background: </h4> Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is the most common neurocutaneous syndrome in the United States, affecting every 1 in 3000 individuals. NF1 occurs due to non-functional mutations in the NF1 gene, which expresses neurofibromin, a protein involved in tumor suppression. As a result, NF1 typically presents with non-cancerous neoplasm masses called neurofibromas across the body. The most common mus...
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- 7b47293d-da64-5359-ab1a-4141ff9cf431
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2944489/v1
