Michelle and Samantha Pearson are a mother-daughter duo diagnosed with NF1-PN, a rare and painful disease that causes benign ...

Some people with NF1 may be completely unaware that they are affected, experiencing only a few café-au-lait spots and bumps on the skin during their lifetime. Others may develop, at any time, specific ...

NF1 is characterized by several light brown (café-au-lait) spots concentrated in the groin and armpits and benign tumors under the skin. Enlargement and deformity of the bones and curvature of ...

Globally, NF1 affects approximately 1 in 3000 individuals. Plexiform neurofibromas (PN), a subtype of NF1-associated tumors, occur in up to 50% of patients with NF1.

Optometrist, Monica Singh, outlines the key role that optometrists can play in the early detection of neurofibromatosis type ...

May is National Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Month.

Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disease that ... through a children’s book called The Girl with the “Cafe Au Lait” Spots. The title embraces Jamaly’s indicators of her condition, and ...

The on label rash rate for both approved MEKi for NF1 exceeds 80% which leads to patients discontinuing who otherwise should remain on treatment for longer periods of time”, stated Dr. Tiago ...

Because people with NF1 often have multiple café-au-lait spots, the disorder should be suspected in someone with six or more spots, at least five millimeters in size before puberty and 15 millimeters ...