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    This PowerPoint presentation defines and provides information about Von Recklinghausen's Neurofibromatosis (NF 1). NF 1 is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue. It is caused by a mutation in the neurofibromin gene on chromosome 17 and occurs in about 1 in 3,000 births. Symptoms can include café au lait spots, freckling, soft bumps on the skin, eye abnormalities, bone deformities, learning disabilities, and enlarged head size. There is no cure for NF 1, but treatment options include medication for pain and surgery to remove tumors.

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    This PowerPoint presentation defines and provides information about Von Recklinghausen's Neurofibromatosis (NF 1). NF 1 is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue. It is caused by a mutation in the neurofibromin gene on chromosome 17 and occurs in about 1 in 3,000 births. Symptoms can include café au lait spots, freckling, soft bumps on the skin, eye abnormalities, bone deformities, learning disabilities, and enlarged head size. There is no cure for NF 1, but treatment options include medication for pain and surgery to remove tumors.

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    This PowerPoint presentation defines and provides information about Von Recklinghausen's Neurofibromatosis (NF 1). NF 1 is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue. It is caused by a mutation in the neurofibromin gene on chromosome 17 and occurs in about 1 in 3,000 births. Symptoms can include café au lait spots, freckling, soft bumps on the skin, eye abnormalities, bone deformities, learning disabilities, and enlarged head size. There is no cure for NF 1, but treatment options include medication for pain and surgery to remove tumors.

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    This PowerPoint presentation defines and provides information about Von Recklinghausen's Neurofibromatosis (NF 1). NF 1 is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue. It is caused by a mutation in the neurofibromin gene on chromosome 17 and occurs in about 1 in 3,000 births. Symptoms can include café au lait spots, freckling, soft bumps on the skin, eye abnormalities, bone deformities, learning disabilities, and enlarged head size. There is no cure for NF 1, but treatment options include medication for pain and surgery to remove tumors.

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    VON RECKLINGHAUSEN'S

    NEUROFIBROMATOSIS
    A PowerPoint presentation by Morgan Laurio
    on NF 1

    DEFINITION

    Neurofibromatosis is a genetic
    disorder that disturbs cell growth
    in your nervous system, causing
    tumors to form on nerve tissue

    CAUSE

    Autosomal dominant disease


    Genetic Disorder
    Not a sex-linked gene
    Not non-disjunction
    It is inherited from a parent or occur
    spontaneously at conception
    The gene produces a protein called neurofibromin
    The gene is located on chromosome 17

    FACTS ABOUT NF

    NF 1 occurs in every 1 in 3,000 births


    There is no sex or racial predilection
    NF 1 occurs from birth; symptoms show up
    from the birth

    SYMPTOMS

    Caf au lait spots


    Freckling in the armpits and/or groin area
    Soft bumps on or under skin
    Tiny bumps on the iris of your eye
    Bone deformities
    Learning disabilities
    Larger than average head size
    Short stature

    TESTING AND SCREENING

    Physical examination of medical history


    Eye exam
    Ear exam
    Imaging tests
    Genetic tests

    TREATMENT

    There is no cure for NF


    Medication is given for pain
    Surgeries are used to remove part
    or all of the tumors. The surgeries
    might relieve symptoms.

    NOT FUN, INTERESTING FACTS

    Less than 10% of people with NF 1 develop


    cancerous tumors
    People with NF 1 have an increased risk of
    cardiovascular problems like high blood
    pressure

    http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/neurofibro
    matosis/basics/treatment/con-20027728?utm_source=Google&
    utm_medium=abstract&utm_content=Neurofibromatosis&utm_ca
    mpaign=Knowledge-panel
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491339/

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