Neurofibromatosis type 1

A novel NF1 frame-shift mutation (c.702_703delGT) in a Chinese family with neurofibromatosis type 1

S. P. Cai, Fan, N., Chen, J., Xia, Z. L., Wang, Y., Zhou, X. M., Yin, Y., Wen, T. L., Xia, Q. J., Liu, X. Y., and Wang, H. Y., A novel NF1 frame-shift mutation (c.702_703delGT) in a Chinese family with neurofibromatosis type 1, vol. 13, pp. 5395-5404, 2014.

This study aimed to characterize the clinical features of a Chinese pedigree with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and to identify mutations in the NF1 gene. In this three-generation family containing 8 members, 5 had been diagnosed with NF1 and the others were asymptomatic. All members of the family underwent complete medical examinations. Molecular genetic analyses were performed on all subjects included in the study. All exons of NF1 were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, sequenced, and compared with a reference database.

A novel NF1 mutation in a Chinese patient with giant café-au-lait macule in neurofibromatosis type 1 associated with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor and bone abnormality

H. - X. Tong, Li, M., Zhang, Y., Zhu, J., and Lu, W. - Q., A novel NF1 mutation in a Chinese patient with giant café-au-lait macule in neurofibromatosis type 1 associated with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor and bone abnormality, vol. 11, pp. 2972-2978, 2012.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1; OMIM#162200) is a common neurocutaneous disorder that is characterized by multiple café-au-lait, skinfold freckling, Lisch nodules, and neurofibromas. Mutations in the NF1 gene, which encodes the neurofibromin protein, have been identified as the pathogenic gene of NF1. In this study, we present a clinical and molecular study of a Chinese patient with giant café-au-lait in NF1. The patient showed >6 café-au-lait spots on the body, axillary freckling, and multiple subcutaneous neurofibromas.

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