Progesterone and Estrogen Receptors in Neurofibromas of Patients with NF1

• Main Authors: Mauro Geller (Author), Spyros G.E. Mezitis (Author), Fabio Pereira Nunes (Author), Marcia G. Ribeiro (Author), Alexandra Prufer de Q.C. Araújo (Author), Marcello D. Bronstein (Author), Rodrigo Siqueira-Batista (Author), Andréia Patrícia Gomes (Author), Lisa Oliveira (Author), Karin Soares Gonçalves Cunha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) or von Recklinghausen disease is a genetic disorder affecting the growth of cells in nervous system. One of the most remarkable characteristics of this disease is the development of benign tumors of the nervous system (neurofibromas). The purpose of this study was to t...