Researchers at the Washington University Neurofibromatosis (NF) Center used a mouse model of NF1 brain tumors to discover better ways to treat vision loss.
Month: February 2017
Nicole’s Nook: Read, Markup & Share PDFs with iAnnotate
In this month’s Nicole’s Nook, Nicole Weckherlin, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Occupational Therapist, highlights one of her favorite apps, iAnnotate, for reading, annotating, and sharing PDFs.
NF Center Researchers Discover a New Target for Potential MPNST Treatment
In an effort to discover new genetic mutations in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), deadly sarcomas , Dr. Angela Hirbe and her colleagues at the Washington University NF Center employed a sequencing platform currently available to most cancer patients. This screening platform was designed to detect mutations in genes that can be targeted by novel drug compounds.