A clinical variant of neurofibromatosis type 1: Familial spinal neurofibromatosis with a frameshift mutation in the NF1 gene

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 834-841

  Ars, Elisabet ^a   Kruyer, Helena ^a   Gaona, Antonia ^a   Casquero, Pilar ^b   Resell, Jordi ^c   Volpini, Victor ^a   Serra, Eduard ^a   Lázaro, Conxi ^a   Estivill, Xavier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DURAN I REYNALS   (Spain)

^b Hospital Verge del Toro   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SON DURETA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0031899827     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301803     Document Type: Article

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