Schwannomatosis

Schwannomatosis is one form of a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis (NF) that has only recently been recognized.

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The primary feature which distinguishes schwannomatosis from NF1 and NF2 is the growth of multiple schwannomas throughout the body except the vestibular nerve is not involved.

Scientists have classified the disorders as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), and schwannomatosis, a type that was once considered to be a variation of NF2. NF1 is the more common type of the neurofibromatoses.

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Schwannomatosis. In this condition, recently identified as a type of neurofibromatosis, tumors (schwannomas) develop on many nerves in your body, but tumors don't form on the nerve affecting your balance (vestibular nerve).

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