Identification of two novel mutations (1448delA and Q682X) in the NF1 gene and analysis for nonsense mutations in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1
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Takahiko Horiuchi
First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812, Japan
First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812, Japan. Fax: 81-92-632-1767Search for more papers by this authorNobuaki Hatta
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorIchiro Watanabe
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYuzuru Kobayashi
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMargaret R. Wallace
Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296
Search for more papers by this authorYuji Shirakata
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHisashi Ohtsuka
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShigeru Fujita
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
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Takahiko Horiuchi
First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812, Japan
First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812, Japan. Fax: 81-92-632-1767Search for more papers by this authorNobuaki Hatta
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorIchiro Watanabe
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYuzuru Kobayashi
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMargaret R. Wallace
Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296
Search for more papers by this authorYuji Shirakata
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHisashi Ohtsuka
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShigeru Fujita
First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-02, Japan
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