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Molecular Neurogenetics Unit
Lee B. Jacoby, PhD

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Stemmer-Rachamimov AO, et al.           [See Related Articles]
Universal absence of merlin, but not other ERM family members, in schwannomas.
Am J Pathol. 1997 Dec;151(6):1649-54.
PMID: 9403715; UI: 98065973.

Jacoby LB, et al.           [See Related Articles]

Molecular analysis of the NF2 tumor-suppressor gene in schwannomatosis.
Am J Hum Genet. 1997 Dec;61(6):1293-302.
PMID: 9399891; UI: 98153626.

Sherman L, et al.           [See Related Articles]

CD44 expression is aberrant in benign Schwann cell tumors possessing mutations in the neurofibromatosis type 2, but not type 1, gene.
Cancer Res. 1997 Nov 1;57(21):4889-97.
PMID: 9354454; UI: 98014577.

Jacoby LB, et al.           [See Related Articles]

Frequency and distribution of NF2 mutations in schwannomas.
Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 1996 Sep;17(1):45-55.
PMID: 8889506; UI: 97044435.

Gusella JF, et al.

Neurofibromatosis 2: loss of merlin's protective spell.
Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1996 Feb;6(1):87-92. Review.
PMID: 8791482; UI: 96431858.

Joseph JT, et al.           [See Related Articles]

NF2 gene analysis distinguishes hemangiopericytoma from meningioma.
Am J Pathol. 1995 Nov;147(5):1450-5.
PMID: 7485407; UI: 96065095.

MacCollin M, et al.           [See Related Articles]

Mutational analysis of patients with neurofibromatosis 2.
Am J Hum Genet. 1994 Aug;55(2):314-20.
PMID: 7913580; UI: 94311312.

Jacoby LB, et al.           [See Related Articles]

Exon scanning for mutation of the NF2 gene in schwannomas.
Hum Mol Genet. 1994 Mar;3(3):413-9.
PMID: 8012353; UI: 94282032.

Rubio MP, et al.           [See Related Articles]

Analysis of the neurofibromatosis 2 gene in human ependymomas and astrocytomas.
Cancer Res. 1994 Jan 1;54(1):45-7.
PMID: 8261460; UI: 94084720.

Selected Publications:

    Jacoby LB, MacCollin M, Parry D, Kluwe L, Lynch J, Jones D, Gusella JF. Allelic expression of the NF2 gene in neurofibromatosis 2 and schwannomatosis. Neurogenetics 1999; in press.

    Jacoby LB, Jones D, Davis K, Kronn D, Short MP, Gusella JF, MacCollin M. Molecular analysis of the NF2 tumor suppressor in schwannomatosis. Am J Hum Genet 1997; 61:1293-1302.

    Jacoby LB, MacCollin M, Barone R, Ramesh V, Gusella JF. Frequency and distribution of NF2 mutations in schwannomas. Genes Chromosom Cancer 1996; 17:45-55.

    Jacoby LB, MacCollin MM, Louis DN, Mohney TM, Rubio M-P, Pulaski K, Trofatter JA, Ramesh V, Gusella JF. Exon scanning for mutation of the NF2 gene in schwannomas. Hum Mol Genet 1994; 3:413-9.

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