Stem Cell Factor and Kit Expression in Type I Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an inherited disease characterized by the appearance of multiple neurofibromas and an increased incidence of malignant schwannomas, both of which contain hyperproliferative Schwann cells. Our laboratory previously reported that Schwann cells produce stem cell factor (...
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VCU Scholars Compass
1997
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4949 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6030&context=etd |