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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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Neurofibromatosis Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- National Library of Medicine
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/
- Dolan DNA Learning Center
- National Center for Environmental Health
- National Neurofibromatosis Foundation http://www.nf.org
- House Ear Institute
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Library Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- Genetics Home Reference http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
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