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Neurofibromatoses

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Definition: 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)  multiple neurofibromas; specifics are available   
Examples Neurofibromatosis 1; Neurofibromatosis 2 		Other names Neurofibromatosis Type 3; Neurofibromatosis; Type 3, Neurofibromatosis; Syndromes, Neurofibromatosis; Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis; Neurofibromatosis Type 3s; Neurofibromatosis Syndromes; Neurofibromatosis 3s; Neurofibromas, Multiple; Neurofibroma, Multiple; Multiple Neurofibroma; Neurofibromatosis Syndrome; Neurofibromatosis 3; Multiple Neurofibromas
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome  0   *Noonan Syndrome *Neurofibromatoses.
Neurofibromatosis, type 4, of Riccardi  0   *Neurofibromatoses.
Neurofibromatosis, familial intestinal  0   *Neurofibromatoses.
Neurofibromatosis type 5  0   *Neurofibromatoses.
Neurofibromatosis, Type 3, mixed central and peripheral  0   *Neurofibromatoses.
Schwannomatosis  0   *Neurilemmoma *Skin Neoplasms *Neurofibromatoses.

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