Optic glioma. This tumor of the optic nerve (nerve from the eye to the brain) emerges in early childhood in about 15% of children with NF1. This tumor sometimes causes bulging of the eye and/or loss ...

Gomekli (mirdametinib) is the first treatment that is FDA approved for both adults and children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1 ... Gomekli can cause serious eye, heart, and skin problems.

Von Recklinghausen disease (VRD) is also called neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). It is a genetic disorder in which the growth of nervous tissue is altered, producing tumors related to the nerve sheath.

Get to know the rare disease Neurofibromatosis, starting from the symptoms, causes, to the risk factors for this genetic ...

had never heard of Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) until her son Tom was diagnosed just before his second birthday. The now-10-year-old has blurred vision in his right eye which is enlarged due to ...

The University of Pittsburgh receives $1 million from The Giorgio Foundation to establish an endowed chair for ...

This is a phase II open label study that will evaluate children ≥ 1 year of age and adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas treated with the MEK inhibitor, binimetinib.