NEUROFIBROMATOSIS: WHAT IS SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT - GENETIC DISEASES

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Neurofibromatosis, also known as Von Recklinghausen's disease, is a hereditary disease that manifests itself around the age of 15 and causes abnormal growth of nervous tissue in the body, forming small external tumors, called neurofibromas. Neurofibromatosis is usually benign and can be divided into two groups: Neurofibromatosis type 1: caused by mutations in chromosome 17 that reduce the production of neurofibromin, a protein used by the body to prevent the onset of tumors