Neurofibromatosis by BEREKET TEMESGEN https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3 en-us 2019-04-10 20:37:35 UTC 2023-07-22 11:38:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Other names for this disorder? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350554908 Since there are 2 types, they are often abbreviated and numbered i.e. NF1 and NF2. NF2 is also sometimes called ]]> 2019-04-10 20:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350554908 What causes NF? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350555357 A genetic mutation causes NF. This can be any mutation, from inversion to substitutions]]> 2019-04-10 20:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350555357 What is Neurofibromatosis? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350558398 Neurofibromatosis is a genetic neurological disorder.]]> 2019-04-10 21:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350558398 What are the symptoms? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350559085 The symptoms of NF can vary from flat, light brown spots to bone deformities and benign tumors anywhere on the body. ]]> 2019-04-10 21:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350559085 How is it inherited? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350561024 Both NF1 and 2 are autosomal dominant disordered that are inherited. ]]> 2019-04-10 21:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350561024 Can this individual have children in the future btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350561999 Since NF is dominant, a single dominant allele will give the offspring NF.]]> 2019-04-10 21:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350561999 Are there prenatal tests for this disorder? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350567267 Prenatal testing for an NF1 mutation is possible using amniocentesis or chorionic villus-sampling procedures. Genetic testing for a NF2 mutation is sometimes available but is accurate only in about 65 percent of the individuals tested. ]]> 2019-04-10 21:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350567267 What population is affected? Can anyone be a candidate for the disorder? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350567981 As long as you have the mutated gene in chromosome 17 or 22, you are at risk.]]> 2019-04-10 21:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350567981 What kind of medical assistance will the affected child need? Will further assistance be needed, as the child grows older? What is the long-term outlook for the child? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350569432
It depends as the symptoms vary so widely. Often times the child will not require any further treatment or assistance other than the one given for the NF directly, which may be to eat healthy for receive regular surgery to remove tumors.

]]> 2019-04-10 22:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350569432 Are there any treatments or cures? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350569952 As of now, there are no cures or treatments, and many symptoms do not need ( like the light-brown spots) do not need treatment.]]> 2019-04-10 22:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350569952 Could this disorder have been prevented? if so, how? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350570347 Since it is a mutation, there is no way to prevent it outside of living healthy.]]> 2019-04-10 22:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350570347 What is current status of research on this disorder? is there a cure coming soon? btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350570592 While there have been a lot of incentives, there have been no cures as of 2019. Some testing in mice has proven successful, but there has been no human testing.]]> 2019-04-10 22:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350570592 Citations btemesgen https://padlet.com/btemesgen/22kt3044g4s3/wish/350570846 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research

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