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Neurofibromatosis |
Multiple neurofibromatosis; NF |
Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Types There are two major forms and one newly discovered form: Neurofibromatosis type I (was known as Von Recklinghausen disease after Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen). Incidence is 1:3000. Neurofibromatosis type II (or "MISME Syndrome"). Incidence is 1:40,000. Schwannomatosis is a rare form that is clinically and genetically distinct from types I and II. Multiple schwannomas (rather than neurofibromas) occur, and abo ...
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Resources
- Analysis of Mortality in Neurofibromatosis 1 Using U.S. Death Certificates (National Center for Environmental Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Neurofibromatoses (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Neurofibromatosis 1 (National Institutes of Health)
- Diagnosing NF1 (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Diagnosing NF2 (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- First Successful Use of Penetrating Microelectrodes in Human Brainstem Restores Some Hearing to Deaf Patient (House Ear Institute)
- Genes and Disease: Neurofibromatosis (National Center for Biotechnology Information) - NF-2 (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genetics Home Reference: Neurofibromatosis (Genetics Home Reference)
- Glossary of Medical Terms (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Las Neurofibromatosis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Managing NF1 (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Managing NF2 (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Manifestations of NF1 (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Manifestations of NF2 (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- March of Dimes (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
- Neurofibomatosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Neurofibromatoses (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Neurofibromatoses (Cleveland Clinic)
- Neurofibromatosis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Neurofibromatosis (Nemours Foundation)
- Neurofibromatosis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Neurofibromatosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Neurofibromatosis (Medline Plus)
- Neurofibromatosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Neurofibromatosis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Neurofibromatosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Researchers Identify Potential Treatment for Learning Disability in Neurofibromatosis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Schwannomatosis (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Some Frequently Asked Questions About NF2 (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Summary: NF Facts and Statistics (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
- US Clinics (National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
- Vestibular Schwannoma and Neurofibromatosis (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- What is Neurofibromatosis? (Dolan DNA Learning Center)
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