1. Neurofibromatosis
Calley and Mickey

2. What Type of Mutation is it?
Point Mutation
NF1: NF1 gene
NF2: NF2 gene
Schwannomatosis: INI1 gene

3. How Do You Obtain This Disease?
Inherited, most of the time
Common random mutation
Schwannomatosis: 85%
NF 1: 30-50%
NF 2: 50%

4. What are the Symptoms? Beginning: flat, dark brown spots Neurofibromas
Poor balance
Ringing in ears
Evolves into massive tumors on PNS

5. What is the Frequency of Occurrence?
NF type 1: 1 in 3,000
NF type 2: 1 in 25,000
Schwannomatosis: 1 in 40,000

6. NF
These people are victims of NF.

7. Who Does it Affect?
Anyone

8. What Areas Does the Disease Affect?
NF1: Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
NF2: 8th cranial nerve & PNS
Schwannamatosis: Schwann cells

9. What are Some Treatments?
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Removing cancerous tumors
High-concentrated radiation

10. What is it Like to Live With it?
Deafness
Blindness
Difficulties with everyday tasks
Stay secluded from society

11. Work Cited
Diagnosis of NF1. N.p.: The Children's Tumor Foundation, n.d. Web. 8 May <
Germline Mutation of INI1/SMARCB1 in Familial Schwannomatosis. N.p.: Elsevier Inc, Web. 8 May <
Learning About Neurofibromatosis. N.p.: n.p., Web. 12 May <
Living with Neurofibromatosis. N.p.: HARPO PRODUCTIONS, INC, Web. 8 May <
Neurofibromatosis. N.p.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Web. 8 May <
Neurofibromatosis. N.p.: Remedy Health Media, Web. 8 May <
NF1. N.p.: U.S. National Library of Medicine, Web. 12 May <
N.p.: University of Miami, Web. 8 May <
Schwannomatosis. N.p.: The Children's Tumor Foundation, n.d. Web. 8 May <
Stereotactic radiosurgery - CyberKnife. Rockville Pike, Bethesda: n.p., Web. 8 May <