For the past several years, the NF scientific community, including the UAB NF Research Program ... the body and recognized only if seen by imaging or if they cause symptoms. Because these tumors can ...

Programmed cell death (apoptosis) seems to be the principal mechanism whereby anti-oncogenic therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation effect their responses. Resistance to apoptosis, therefore ...

Inactivating germ line mutations in the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene are responsible for the many manifestations of this disease that range from intellectual deficits, to autism, to bone ...

Neurofibromatosis treatment includes a variety of surgeries to remove painful, cancerous or disfiguring tumors. The neuroplastic surgery approach is most valuable in cases of complex wound closure and ...

The annual tradition, started nationally in 2010 and locally in 2012, is called Cupid’s Undie Run. It raises funds to research neurofibromatosis, a group of genetic conditions that cause the ...

Open-label, Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Crizotinib for Children and Adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Progressive Vestibular Schwannomas Crizotinib (Xalkori®), a small molecule kinase inhibitor, ...