Abstract
SUMMARY: Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 are a group of neurocutaneous syndromes resulting from disorders in cell regulation. Despite sharing a common name, neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 are quite distinct phakomatoses, both clinically and genetically.
ABBREVIATIONS:
- NF-1
- neurofibromatosis type 1
- NF-2
- neurofibromatosis type 2
- MAPK
- ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway
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