Neurofibromatosis 2
Definition
Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) is a genetic disorder in which tumors form on the nerves of the brain and spine (the central nervous system).
Neurofibromatosis 2
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Neurofibromatosis 2
Alternate Names : NF2, Bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis, Central bilateral acoustic NF
Definition ...
Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) is a genetic disorder in which tumors form on the nerves of the brain and spine (the central nervous system).
See also: Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)
Causes, incidence, and risk factors: ...
Neurofibromatosis 2 is known as an autosomal dominant disorder, meaning the mutation occurs on a nonsex chromosome (autosome) and can be passed on from only one parent (dominant gene).
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There are 2 types - neurofibromatosis 1 and neurofibromatosis 2. People with neurofibromatosis 1 have an increased risk of tumours of the optic nerve (the nerve to the eye), the auditory nerve (to the ear) and some other types of brain tumour.
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Adapted from Martuza RL, Eldredge R: Neurofibromatosis 2 (bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis). Reprinted by permission of The New England Journal of Medicine 318:684-688, 1988.
Treatment
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Ferner RE. Neurofibromatosis 1 and neurofibromatosis 2: a twenty first century perspective. Lancet Neurol. 2007;6:340-351.
Scriver's Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease (OMMBID): Neurofibromatosis 2
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What other names do people use for neurofibromatosis type 2?
Despite these inaccuracies, the term has stuck. True acoustic neuromas occur in conjunction with a fairly rare hereditary condition called neurofibromatosis 2, in which multiple cranial nerve tumours arise.
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 See also: Neurofibromatosis, Fibromatosis, Neurofibroma, Cancer, Surgery
  
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