"In his legacy and his honor, we’re trying our hardest to wipe this disease off the planet," Gilbert said ...

​HEALTH experts urged a stronger awareness campaign on Friday for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), a rare disease that causes tumors to grow along the nerves. ​The call was made during the observance ...

Rocket Companies Chairman and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert opens up about his son Nick Gilbert's life and legacy.

Genetic diseases are persistent and often cause minor issues that can develop into more prominent problems later. Take neurofibromatosis type one, a common genetic disorder where a “loss of function” ...

Excluding NF1-specific cancers, the SMR in the study by Uusitalo et a 16 l was 2.25 overall, 2.01 for men, and 2.48 for women. The increased SMR in women is driven, in part, by the 5.2-fold SMR for ...

There isn’t much Zoe Petropoulos hasn’t tried in her efforts to raise awareness and research dollars for the cruel genetic ...

Aurora woman works to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, a complex medical condition her 5-year-old daughter has that causes tumors to grow along the nerves.

In 1882, Friedrich Daniel Von Recklinghausen, first described Neurofibromatosis as a genetic disease characterized by tumors on the skin, sometimes referred to as "von Recklinghausen syndrome". Some ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the parents of three children with neurofibromatosis, or NF 1, Christina and Thomas Christophersen are determined to spread awareness about the rare disease. Neurofibromatosis ...

Neurofibromatosis describes a group of genetic conditions that lead to the growth of tumors along the nerves. In the majority of cases, these tumors are benign but they can become cancerous in some ...