Adam Pearson used his neurofibromatosis struggles to succeed in acting and advocacy, inspiring others to accept differences ...

Inactivating germ line mutations in the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene are responsible for the many manifestations of this disease that range from intellectual deficits, to autism, to bone ...

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Neurosurgeon Prof Kamalanathan Palaniandy explains that Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) ...

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Mosaic NF1 is caused by a gene mutation that has arisen after conception, during early development of the person as an embryo. Genetic testing for people with type of NF, while possible, can be more ...

Neurofibromatosis type 2 is most often diagnosed based on the presence of physical symptoms that are part of the specific diagnostic criteria for the disorder. Genetic testing for the NF2 mutation is ...

Affected children are born with café-au-lait spots and sometimes Lisch nodules. During adolescence and young adulthood, more ...