The diagnostic evaluation and multidisciplinary management of neurofibromatosis 1 and neurofibromatosis 2

DH Gutmann, A Aylsworth, JC Carey, B Korf, J Marks… - Jama, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—Neurofibromatosis 1 and neurofibromatosis 2 are autosomal dominant genetic
disorders in which affected individuals develop both benign and malignant tumors at an
increased frequency. Since the original National Institutes of Health Consensus
Development Conference in 1987, there has been significant progress toward a more
complete understanding of the molecular bases for neurofibromatosis 1 and
neurofibromatosis 2. Our objective was to determine the diagnostic criteria for …