A group of disorders characterized by an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance with high rates of spontaneous mutation and multiple neurofibromas or neurilemmomas. NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1 (generalized neurofibromatosis) accounts for approximately 95% of cases, although multiple additional subtypes (e.g., NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2, neurofibromatosis 3, etc.) have been described. (From Neurochirurgie 1998 Nov;44(4):267-72)
Also Known As:
Neurofibromatosis; Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis; Multiple Neurofibromas; Neurofibromatosis 3; Neurofibromatosis Syndrome; Multiple Neurofibroma; Neurofibroma, Multiple; Neurofibromas, Multiple; Neurofibromatosis 3s; Neurofibromatosis Syndromes; Neurofibromatosis Type 3s; Syndromes, Neurofibromatosis; Type 3, Neurofibromatosis; Neurofibromatosis Type 3