Merlin/NF2 Regulates Angiogenesis in Schwannomas through a Rac1/Semaphorin 3F-Dependent Mechanism

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal-dominant multiple neoplasia syndrome that results from mutations in the NF2 tumor suppressor gene. Patients with NF2 develop hallmark schwannomas that require surgery or radiation, both of which have significant adverse effects. Recent studies have ind...

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Main Authors: Hon-Kit Wong, Akio Shimizu, Nathaniel D. Kirkpatrick, Igor Garkavtsev, Annie W. Chan, Emmanuelle di Tomaso, Michael Klagsbrun, Rakesh K. Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-02-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558612800388