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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5569
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most prevalent dominantly inherited genetic diseases of the nervous system. NF1 encodes a tumor suppressor whose functional loss results in the development of benign neurofibromas that can progress to malignancy. Neurofibromas are complex tumors composed of axonal processes, Schwann cells, fibroblasts, perineurial cells, and mast cells. Through use of a conditional (cre/lox) allele, we show that loss of NF1 in the Schwann cell lineage is sufficient to generate tumors. In addition, complete NF1-mediated tumorigenicity requires both a loss of NF1 in cells destined to become neoplastic as well as heterozygosity in non-neoplastic cells. The requirement for a permissive haploinsufficient environment to allow tumorigenesis may have therapeutic implications for NF1 and other familial cancers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
296
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
920-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Cell Lineage, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Cranial Nerves, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Genes, Neurofibromatosis 1, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Hyperplasia, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Loss of Heterozygosity, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Mast Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Neurofibroma, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Neurofibromatosis 1, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Peripheral Nerves, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Schwann Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11988578-Spinal Nerves
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurofibromas in NF1: Schwann cell origin and role of tumor environment.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Developmental Biology, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9133, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't