An epidemiological, clinical and genetic survey of neurofibromatosis type 1 in children under sixteen years of age

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 160-163

  McKeever, Karl ^a   Shepherd, Charles W ^a   Crawford, Hilda ^a   Morrison, Patrick J ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant; Neurofibromatosis; Prevalence; Tumours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EPILEPSY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; IRELAND; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PREVALENCE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SCOLIOSIS; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NORTHERN IRELAND; PREVALENCE;

EID: 57149106532     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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