Neurofibromatosis
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Neurofibromatosis is a group of genetic disorders in which many soft, fleshy growths of nerve tissue (neurofibromas) form under the skin and in other parts of the body, and flat spots that are the color of coffee with milk (café-au-lait spots) often develop on the skin.
- Neurofibromatosis is caused by mutations in certain genes.
- In addition to growths under the skin and caf
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A disease in which neurofibromas form throughout the body.
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