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Neurofibromatosis

            The neurofibromatoses (NF) are genetic disorders of the nervous system.
             distinct forms are known: NF1 and NF2. One baby in every four thousand is born in the .
             United States with NF1. It is one of the most common genetic disorders, affecting some .
             one hundred thousand americans. NF2 is less common and occurs in only one and every .
             forty thousand births. In both forms of NF severity of symptoms vary greatly. .
             The effects can be severely disabling, mildly disfiguring or can even go undetected.
             Several other names for this disorder have been used in the past but recent advancements .
             in understanding the disorder made some of those terms obsolete. .
             NF1 was previously known as peripheral neurofibromatosis, or von Recklinghouasen's .
             disease after the doctor who first described it in 1882. NF2 was called bilateral acoustic .
             nuerofibromatosis, central neurofibromatosis, or vestibular schwannoma. .
             NF is found in every racial and ethnic group throughout the world and .
             affects both sexes equally. Both neurofibromatosis1 and neurofibromitosis2 are caused.
             by abnormal genes. This disease cannot be "caught" from someone who has it already. .
             A common early sign of NF1 is six or more tan spots on the skin. They are .
             called "cafe-au-lait" (French for "coffee with milk") spots. These spots are .
             often present at birth, and may increase in size and number with age. They .
             also may become darker. More than half of affected children have some signs .
             of NF1 by 2 years of age. .
             Benign tumors (lumps), under the skin or deeper, may appear at any age but .
             especially during adolescence. The tumors, which grow on nerves, are made .
             up of cells that surround nerves and other cell types, and are called .
             neurofibromas. An affected person may have any number of neurofibromas, .
             from none to hundreds. The tumors, which vary in size, may or may not be .
             painful. A person also may have a single neurofibroma without having NF.
             Some tumors may grow on the optic (eye) nerves and in rare cases may .


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1. Neurofibromatosis

... and NF2. NF1 is benign and NF2 is more severe. This paper is on NF1. Neurofibromatosis is a defective gene on chromosome 17. It is inherited through autosomal dominant genes. It is one of the most commonly inherited genes. About 1/2 of all cases are due to new ... mutations that are not inherited from parents. The gene is large, and this accounts for the high frequency of new mutations. There are many symptoms associated with neurofibromatosis. Major symptoms include numerous benign tumors, which appear on or under the skin or in deeper areas within the body. These tumors can produce di...

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