Nuerofibrosis-Mujahid+P

Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) **Description: **disorder characterized by the growth of the noncancerous tumors called neurofibromatosis. They usually form on or just underneath the skin, as well in the brainy and periphel nervous system.

**Inheritance: **A person inherits the mutated gene from a parent. The disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern.

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**Symptoms: **The severity and physical signs of NF1 can very widely from patient. Most people with this disorder have very distinctive spots.

**Diagnosis: **Most of the time, the NF1 is diagnosed but its physical symptoms, or by a family history of the disorder. The spots usually appear within the next 2 years of a child’s life.

**Treatment: **There is no treatment for NF1

**Interesting Facts: * **people who have NF1 may have very few neurofibromatosis or they have thousands.
 * NF1 was first described in medical literature
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