Potential To Predict NF1 Tumor Growth And Associated Malignant Tumors

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have identified proteins that could be biological markers of non-cancerous tumors that affect peripheral nerves called Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), which can change to a highly aggressive cancer called Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST).

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Filed under: Neurology / Neuroscience on May 22nd, 2008