Mesh term Neurofibromatoses
Browse to parent terms:Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Neurofibroma
Description
A group of disorders characterized by an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance with high rates of spontaneous mutation and multiple neurofibromas or neurilemmomas. NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1 (generalized neurofibromatosis) accounts for approximately 95% of cases, although multiple additional subtypes (e.g., NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2, neurofibromatosis 3, etc.) have been described. (From Neurochirurgie 1998 Nov;44(4):267-72)Browse to child terms:
Neurofibromatosis 1
Neurofibromatosis 2
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