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Estrogen activation of microglia underlies the sexually dimorphic differences in Nf1 optic glioma–induced retinal pathology

Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop low-grade brain tumors throughout the optic pathway. Nearly 50% of children with optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) experience visual impairment, and few regain their vision after chemotherapy. Recent studies have revealed that girls with optic nerve gl...

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Published in:J Exp Med
Main Authors: Toonen, Joseph A., Solga, Anne C., Ma, Yu, Gutmann, David H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5206494/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27923908
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20160447
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