Genomic profiling distinguishes familial multiple and sporadic multiple meningiomas

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Meningiomas may occur either as familial tumors in two distinct disorders, familial multiple meningioma and neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), or sporadically, as either single or multiple tumors in individuals with no family history. Mening...

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Main Authors: Roy Jennifer, Engler David A, Betensky Rebecca A, Plotkin Scott, Mohapatra Gayatry, James Marianne, Stemmer-Rachamimov Anat, Nunes Fabio, Shen Yiping, Ramesh Vijaya, Gusella James F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/2/42