Definitions for "Neurofibromatosis"
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Genetic disease affecting the skin and nervous system. It can be hereditary in half of the cases and a spontaneous mutation in the other half. One of the possible complications of this disease is scoliosis.
a condition in which connective tissue tumors occur on nerves in the skin
von Recklinghausen's disease, an inherited autosomal dominant syndrome associated with a high incidence of fibrosarcoma, schwannoma, meningioma and optic glioma.
An inherited progressive disorder in which tumors form on peripheral nerves. The tumors can be severely disfiguring and can also result in loss of hearing and vision, cancer, epilepsy, bone deformities, and learning disabilities.
Also known as Von Recklinghausen's disease, an inherited disorder in which noncancerous tumors grow on nerves that may include the hearing nerve.
A genetic disorder causing benign tumors to grow along various types of nerves. Bone, muscle and skin may also be affected.
autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
A familial condition characterized by developmental changes in the nervous system, muscles, bones, and skin - the central form (Neurofibromatosis Type 2) may produce bilateral acoustic neuromas
Multiple neurofibromas and skin pigmentation
Commonly referred to as "NF." A genetic neurological disorder that can cause tumors to form along the nerves. It can lead to deafness and balance problems.
a genetic disease which predisposes patients toward brain tumors, along with other problems. Type I neurofibromatosis involves skin abnormalities and numerous types of brain tumors. Type 2 neurofibromatosis (which is much rarer) causes a strong propensity toward acoustic neuromas and several other types of brain tumors early in life. Overall in the population only a small number of acoustic neuromas are caused by neurofibromatosis.
A hereditary disorder involving the development of usually benign tumors.
a group of inherited disorders in which non-cancerous tumors grow along several nerves; can affect the development of other tissues, including bones and skin, possibly leading to developmental abnormalities.
A familial condition characterized by developmental changes in the nervous system, muscles and skin, marked by numerous tumors affecting these organ system.
a group of inherited disorders in which noncancerous tumors grow on several nerves that may include the hearing nerve.
Nerve tumors near the ear
An inherited genetic disorder, which can take the form of producing coffee-like skin marks and abnormalities of the nerves.
nu'rofibro'mato'sis, von Recklinghausen's disease; neuromatosis; molluscum fibroscum; multiple neurofibromas; small, discrete, pigmented skin lesions (cafe'aulait spots) that develop in infancy or early childhood, followed by development of multiple subcutaneous neurofibromas that may slowly increase in number and size over many years.
genetic disorder which causes skin lesions, cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors, and tumors on internal organs
A human disease with tumour s of nerve cells all over the body and pigmented spots in the skin. The allele generally arises from germinal mutation, but it is inherited as an autosomal dominant.
set of genetic disorders in which tumors grow on different types of nerves, bone and skin; type 1 is characterized by spots on the skin
Inherited disease associated with tumors of the skin and the optic nerve.
Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation to the NF1 or NF2 gene. Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is characterized by multiple benign tumors and patches of skin pigmentation called café au lait spots. Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) is characterized by tumors of the hearing and balance nerve.
Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. It encompasses a set of distinct genetic disorders that cause tumors to grow along types of nerves and, in addition, can affect the development of non-nervous tissues such as bones and skin. The tumors can grow anywhere on or in the body.