Schwannoma causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maneesha Nandimandalam, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Maneesha Nandimandalam, M.B.B.S.[4]
Overview
The cause of schwannoma has not been identified.
Causes
Life-threatening Causes
- There are no life-threatening causes for schwannoma.
Common Causes
- Mutations involving merlin protein.
Genetic Causes
- Loss of function of a tumor suppressor gene called merlin gene
References
References
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