Neurofibromatosis 1Von Recklinghausen Neurofibromatosis
NF1
By: Jessica Mollman
Affects Mostly…o Anyone
o Gender and race do not matter
o Boys and girls are equally likely to have it
o Equally distributed throughout all people
SYMPTOMSo Six or more light brown spots on the skin, often called “café-au-lait” spots measuring more than 5 millimeters in diameter in children or more than 15 millimeters across in adolescents and adults.o Freckling near armpits and groin.o A tumor on the optic nerve.o Abnormal development of the spine (scoliosis), the temple (sphenoid) bone of the skull, or the tibia.o ADHD.o Headaches. o Epilepsy.o High blood pressure.o Tumors.
Mostly Affectso Braino Spinal cord o Nervous systemo Skin
Recognizable By…
o Tumors of various sizeso Freckleso Light brown spots
How Common Is Neurofibromatosis?
o 1 out of 3,500 to 4,000 live births
o 10 times more common than NF2
Fatality and Lifespano Not usually deadly or fatal
o Patients can live normal lives
o Not contagious
o Tumors can become cancerous, then patients are in risk of
extreme sickness or death
Testingo Neurofibromatosis can be tested for
o Eye exams
o MRI’s
o Genetic testing is done, also DNA testing
o People of any age can be tested, at any stage of Neurofibromatosis
Treatmentso No specific treatments.o Most common “treatment” is getting tumors removed from various parts of the body, whether they are malignant or benign. o Removes cancer that may be in the tumors.o This will treat the cancer; prevent it.
Support Groupso Yeso National Neurofibromatosis Foundation.o Neurofibromatosis Support Group. o Children’s Tumor Foundation
Interesting Factso NF1 is not a rare disorder, it is the most common neurological disorder caused by a single geneo NF1 also has a connection to developmental problems, especially learning disabilities, which are five times more common in the NF1 population than in the general populationo NF has been classified into three distinct types; NF1, NF2 and Schwannomatosis. They are caused by different genes, located on different chromosomes
Inheritance Pattern Autosomal Dominant: A pattern of inheritance in which an
affected individual has one copy of a mutant gene and one normal
gene on a pair of autosomal chromosomes. (In contrast, autosomal
recessive diseases require that the individual have two copies of the
mutant gene.) Individuals with autosomal dominant diseases have a
50-50 chance of passing the mutant gene and therefore the disorder
onto each of their children. Examples of autosomal dominant diseases
include Huntington disease, Neurofibromatosis, and polycystic kidney
disease.
Chromosome/ Gene it’s Located
The disorder is caused by a mutation in a gene on chromosome 17. The gene codes for a protein called neurofibromin. This protein regulates the activity of another protein called ras, which promotes cell division. When the NF1 gene is mutated, it usually leads to a shortened version of the neurofibromin protein that cannot bind to ras or regulate its activity. So, the ras protein is more active. Cells are told to begin dividing and never told when to stop, causing the formation of tumors.
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