Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a rare genetic disorder that affects the nervous system, causing tumours to form on nerves ...

New findings question assumptions of cancer formation in individuals with the cancer-predisposition syndrome, ...

All people have two copies of every gene – one copy inherited from each parent. The NF1 gene mutation is dominant, which means that only one of the two copies of the gene needs to have the mutation to ...

Feb. 12, 2025 – The FDA has approved a new pill for a rare genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). It is for adults and children ages 2 and older who have nerve tumors ...

Despite what was previously thought, new research has shown that genetic changes alone cannot explain why and where tumors grow in those with genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1).