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The condition predisposes individuals to the development of malignant nervous system tumours, most frequently Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours (MPNSTs). Previous studies indicate that genetic factors other than mutations in <jats:italic>NF1<\/jats:italic> may be responsible for the condition's variable expression.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Case report<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Here we present data from a pair of monozygotic twins affected by Neurofibromatosis type 1 resulting from a <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic> mutation. Both twins developed a left sciatic plexiform neurofibroma that evolved into MPNST at a similar age and they also developed pulmonary metastasis at the same age. Other concordant traits between the twins were: macrocephaly, psychomotor delay, caf\u00e9-au-lait spots, cutaneous neurofibromas, retroperitoneal, pleural and paraspinal neurofibromas. The main discordant features observed were tibial pseudoarthrosis, pectus carinatum, osteoporosis and thymus hyperplasia.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This is the first report of monozygotic twins with Neurofibromatosis type 1 that develop MPNSTs, the localization and chronological evolution of which, and its metastasis, is concordant in both twins. These cases suggest that the events involved in the transformation of benign plexiform neurofibromas to MPNSTs in Neurofibromatosis type 1, follow a spatiotemporally programme that is influenced by heritable factors other than <jats:italic>NF1<\/jats:italic> mutations.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2407-10-407","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,8,20]],"date-time":"2010-08-20T18:14:14Z","timestamp":1282328054000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Monozygotic twins with Neurofibromatosis type 1, concordant phenotype and synchronous development of MPNST and metastasis"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"German","family":"Melean","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alba Marina","family":"Hern\u00e1ndez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mar\u00eda Carmen","family":"Valero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elisabete","family":"Hern\u00e1ndez-Imaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yolanda","family":"Mart\u00edn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Concepci\u00f3n","family":"Hern\u00e1ndez-Chico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,8,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"2206_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"851","DOI":"10.1016\/0092-8674(90)90151-4","volume":"63","author":"R Ballester","year":"1990","unstructured":"Ballester R, Marchuk D, Boguski M, Saulino A, Letcher R, Wigler M, Collins F: The NF1 locus encodes a protein functionally related to mammalian GAP and yeast IRA proteins. 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