Abstract | OBJECTIVE: BACKGROUND:
Vestibular schwannomas are benign tumors originating from the eighth cranial nerve and arise due to inactivation of the NF2 gene and its product merlin. Unraveling the biology of these tumors helps to clarify their growth pattern and is essential in identifying therapeutic targets. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Maurits de Vries, Andel G L van der Mey, Pancras C W Hogendoorn |
Journal | Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
(Otol Neurotol)
Vol. 36
Issue 7
Pg. 1128-36
(Aug 2015)
ISSN: 1537-4505 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 26049313
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
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Topics |
- Humans
- Neuroma, Acoustic
(genetics, metabolism, pathology)
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