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

Affecting upwards of 50% of people with NF1, plexiform neurofibromas are tumors that often involve multiple branches of either large or small nerves. They can be located on the surface of the body ...

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

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): A genetic disorder characterized by the development of multiple benign tumors (neurofibromas) and an increased risk of certain cancers, including MPNSTs.

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 ...

Plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) are benign tumors that develop in individuals with NF1. These slow-growing, painless, and ...

ERIN DUNBAR: Plural neurofibromas are the signature abnormal tumor growth found in neurofibromatosis type 1, which is a heritable or familial or genetic condition, and plexiform neurofibromas are ...

is an inherited disorder caused by mutations in the NF1 gene. This results in the formation of nervous tissue tumors (neurofibromas) in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and the cranial and spinal ...

That could include surgery, but many times because it's a web or network like abnormal tumor growth along ... or remove the plexiform neurofibromas or the neurofibromatosis, but they can slow ...

Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Adults and Children With NF1-PN Treated With Mirdametinib in the Pivotal Phase 2b ReNeu Trial Addressing Skin Adverse Events During Mirdametinib Treatment ...

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