Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2020 Background To develop and validate a patient‐reported outcome (PRO) measure of quality of life (QoL), specific to patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)‐associated plexiform neurofibromas (pNFs), suitable for use in clinical efficacy trials.
Alice Heaney +6 more
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Rare diseases leading to childhood Glaucoma. epidemiology, pathophysiogenesis, and management [PDF]
, 2015 Noteworthy heterogeneity exists in the rare diseases associated with childhood glaucoma. Primary congenital glaucoma is mostly sporadic; however, 10% to 40% of cases are familial. CYP1B1 gene mutations seem to account for 87% of familial cases and 27% of
Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz +5 more
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A case of solitary digital glomus tumor associated with neurofibromatosis type 1
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023 An association between glomus tumor and neurofibromatosis type 1 has been reported. It is characterized by multiple tumors and young age at onset. The early diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 is important because it is associated with a high rate of ...
Koichiro Yanai +8 more
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TYK2 promotes malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor progression through inhibition of cell death [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are aggressive sarcomas that arise most commonly in the setting of the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) cancer predisposition syndrome.
Bu, Xianzhang +7 more
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Neurofibromatosis 2 [Bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis, central neurofibromatosis, NF2, neurofibromatosis type II] [PDF]
Genetics in Medicine, 2009 Neurofibromatosis 2 is a dominantly inherited tumor predisposition syndrome caused by mutations in the NF2 gene on chromosome 22. Affected individuals inevitably develop schwannomas typically affecting both vestibular nerves leading to deafness. Rehabilitation with brainstem implants is improving this outcome.
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Neurofibromatosis 1 French national guidelines based on an extensive literature review since 1966
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020 Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a relatively common genetic disease, with a prevalence ranging between 1/3000 and 1/6000 people worldwide. The disease affects multiple systems with cutaneous, neurologic, and orthopedic as major manifestations which lead to ...
Christina Bergqvist +6 more
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Clinical Masks of Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Архивъ внутренней медицины, 2022 Neurofibromatosis type 1 is the most common autosomal dominant tumor syndrome. The prevalence of the disease is 1 in 3000 people. Neurofibromatosis type 1 is characterized by the gradual appearance of signs of the disease and pronounced clinical ...
R. N. Mustafin
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Bilateral diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge Weber syndrome: a case report highlighting the role of multimodal imaging and a brief review of the literature [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a patient with bilateral choroidal hemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and highlight multimodal imaging techniques for early detection and management of ocular alterations.
Abdolrahimzadeh +76 more
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The Molecular Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Criteria, Symptoms, Clinical Manifestations, and Gene-Based Therapeutic Approaches in Neurofibromatosis [PDF]
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2023 Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a heterogeneous group of tumor predisposition syndromes that lead to malignancy in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Fatemeh Shahraki, Morteza Oladnabi
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Benign retroperitoneal schwannoma presenting as colitis: A case report [PDF]
, 2007 We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical , radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass.
Claes, Kathleen +7 more
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