Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by abnormalities of tissues predominantly derived from the neural crest. Symptoms are highly variable and severity cannot be predicted, even within families. DNA of 84 unrelated patients with NF1, unselected for clinical
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 || The Germline Mutational Spectrum in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Genotype–Phenotype Correlations
✍ Scribed by Upadhyaya, Meena; Cooper, David N.
- Book ID
- 120359340
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 2012
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Category
- Article
- ISBN
- 3642328644
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