Neurofibromatosis 2: Loss of merlin's protective spell

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-92

  Gusella, James F ^a   Ramesh, Vijaya ^a   MacCollin, Mia ^a   Jacoby, Lee B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; EZRIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MOESIN; RADIXIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOSOME 22Q; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

FALCO COLUMBARIUS;

EID: 0030050417     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(96)90016-7     Document Type: Article

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