Childhood neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and related disorders: from bench to bedside and biologically targeted therapies.
Ruggieri M, Praticò AD, Serra A, Maiolino L, Cocuzza S, Di Mauro P, Licciardello L, Milone P, Privitera G, Belfiore G, Di Pietro M, Di Raimondo F, Romano A, Chiarenza A, Muglia M, Polizzi A, Evans DG.
Ruggieri M, et al.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2016 Oct;36(5):345-367. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-1093.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2016.
PMID: 27958595
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Additional features include early onset cataracts, optic nerve sheath meningiomas, retinal hamartomas, dermal schwannomas (i.e., NF2-plaques), and (few) cafe-au-lait spots. Clinically, NF2 children fall into two main groups: (1) congenital NF2 - with bilat …
Additional features include early onset cataracts, optic nerve sheath meningiomas, retinal hamartomas, dermal schwannom …