Neurofibromatosis: types 1 and 2

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 Dec;34(12):2250-1. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3534. Epub 2013 Apr 18.

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 are a group of neurocutaneous syndromes resulting from disorders in cell regulation. Despite sharing a common name, neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 are quite distinct phakomatoses, both clinically and genetically.

MeSH terms

  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / diagnosis*
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / genetics
  • Neurofibromatosis 2 / diagnosis*
  • Neurofibromatosis 2 / genetics