Type of mutation in the neurofibromatosis type 2 gene (NF2) frequently determines severity of disease.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on August 01, 1996

Authors

M H Ruttledge1, A A Andermann, C M Phelan, J O Claudio, F Y Han, N Chretien, S Rangaratnam, M MacCollin, P Short, D Parry, V Michels, V M Riccardi, R Weksberg, K Kitamura, J M Bradburn, B D Hall, P Propping, G A Rouleau

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Canada.

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