Term Name: | neurofibromatosis 1 |
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Synonyms: | familial spinal neurofibromatosis, neurofibromatosis type I, NF1, Peripheral Neurofibromatosis, von Recklinghausen Disease |
Definition: | A neurofibromatosis characterized by multiple cafe-au-lait macules, skin fold freckling, neurofibromas, optic gliomas, Lisch nodules or choroidal abnormalities in the eye, or a specific bone abnormality that has_material_basis_in the NF1 gene on chromosome 17q11.2. Bone abnormalities include a distinctive osseous lesion such as sphenoid dysplasia, anterolateral bowing of the tibia, or pseudarthrosis of a long bone. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0111253] ( DOID:0111253 ) |