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ole in mediating interactions between the cell membrane and the cytoskeleton. Mutations<br />

were found in both the germline of NF2 patients and sporadic variants of tumors associated<br />

with NF2 (Rouleau et aI., 1993; Trofatter et aI., 1993; Bianchi et aI., 1994; Jacoby et aI.,<br />

1994; Ruttledge et aI., 1994; Chapter VIII). Most mutations result in frameshifts, which lead<br />

to truncation of the protein, and presumably a loss of function. Almost all meningiomas with<br />

complete or partial loss of chromosome 22 revealed mutations in the NF2 gene. These<br />

findings support the view that the NF2 gene functions as a recessive tumor suppressor gene.<br />

Mutations in the NF2 gene transcript were also observed in breast carcinoma and melanoma,<br />

neoplasms unrelated to NF2. However, no mutations were observed in pheochromocytomas<br />

and colon carcinomas in which chromosome 22q loss has frequently been observed (Bianchi<br />

et aI., 1994).<br />

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