neurofibromatosis-shawnh

Neurofibromatosis **Description: ** This disease is when tumors appear in the head and peripheral nervous system. It can also show up in other places such as the eye. **Inheritance: **this is an autosomal dominant trait. Children get the normal gene from the mother and the defective one from the father **Punnett Square: ** **﻿ **  **Symptoms: ** The symptoms are spots the color of coffee and milk blood pressure. **Diagnosis: **the disease is diagnosed by physical symptoms. **Treatment: **you can have the tumors surgicaly removed **Interesting Facts: ** People who have NF1 may have very few neurofibromas or they may have thousands of them throughout their body.Neurofibromatosis was first described in medical literature by Dr. Friedrich von Recklinghausen. NF was called Von Recklinghausen's disease for many years. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">media type="custom" key="9657324" **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Support Groups: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Neurofibromatosis, Inc.

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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Sources: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/nf1/index.html


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