Immortalized Human Schwann Cell Lines Derived From Tumors of Schwannomatosis Patients.

Schwannomatosis, a rare form of neurofibromatosis, is characterized predominantly by multiple, often painful, schwannomas throughout the peripheral nervous system. The current standard of care for schwannomatosis is surgical resection. A major obstacle to schwannomatosis research is the lack of robu...

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Main Authors: Kimberly Laskie Ostrow, Katelyn Donaldson, Jaishri Blakeley, Allan Belzberg, Ahmet Hoke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4682832?pdf=render