NF1 microdeletion syndrome: case report of two new patients
Abstract Background 17q11.2 microdeletions, which include the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene region, are responsible for the NF1 microdeletion syndrome, observed in 4.2% of all NF1 patients. Large deletions of the NF1 gene and its flanking regions are associated with a more severe NF1 phenotype...
Main Authors: | Gregorio Serra, Vincenzo Antona, Giovanni Corsello, Federico Zara, Ettore Piro, Raffaele Falsaperla |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-019-0718-7 |
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