An Update on the Ophthalmologic Features in the Phakomatoses

Neurofibromatosis type 1, tuberous sclerosis complex, and Von Hippel-Lindau disease, historically classified as the phakomatoses, are hereditary multisystem disorders characterized by the presence of hamartoma, which carry the risk of malignant transformation. The alteration of tumor suppressor gene...

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Main Authors: Solmaz Abdolrahimzadeh, Andrea Maria Plateroti, Santi Maria Recupero, Alessandro Lambiase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3043026