Colbeck Capital Management ("Colbeck Capital"), a leading middle-market private credit firm focused on strategic lending, today announced its continued support of the Children’s Tumor Foundation ("CTF ...

Most of the others are on my spine, shoulders, abdomen, and pelvis. I was diagnosed with schwannomatosis, a rare genetic condition that causes tumors to grow throughout your entire body ...

Neurofibromatosis is a group of rare genetic disorders that cause benign tumors to form on nerve tissue. Tumors in this disorder are usually noncancerous (benign), but can sometimes become ...

Patients with a genetic syndrome called NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN) have tumors that develop on the covering of the brain or grow along the nerves in the brain, spinal cord, and/or other ...

In a recent blog, I discussed the change in nomenclature for the conditions formerly known as Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis. This change was based on the results of an ...

After a long series of medical exams and tests, she was diagnosed five years later with a type of neurofibromatosis called schwannomatosis, a rare genetic condition that causes usually benign ...

UF Health Jacksonville has joined the NF Clinic Network to provide specialized care for individuals with neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis. These genetic conditions can cause tumors to grow on ...

A series of doctor visits revealed the cause: NF2-related Schwannomatosis, a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on the nervous system. A grapefruit-sized tumor on her spine left her in a ...

In this study, we present a case of a 37-year-old woman diagnosed with schwannomatosis. The genetic tests indicated a c.233-1G>Ap. heterozygous mutation in the intron 2/8 of the SMARCB1 gene (MANE ...

More information: Scott R. Plotkin et al, Brigatinib in NF2 -Related Schwannomatosis with Progressive Tumors, New England Journal of Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2400985 Journal information ...