Four-year follow-up study in a NF1 Boy with a focal pontine hamartoma

• Main Authors: Parisi Pasquale (Author), Persechino Severino (Author), Paolino Maria Chiara (Author), Nicita Francesco (Author), Torrente Isabella (Author), Bozzao Alessandro (Author), Villa Maria Pia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Neurofibromatosis is a collective name for a group of genetic conditions in which benign tumours affect the nervous system. Type 1 is caused by a genetic mutation in the NF1 gene (OMIM 613113) and symptoms can vary dramatically between individuals, even within th...