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n. - Disease characterized by numerous tumors of the nerves and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities.

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  • These were just some of the common symptoms of a disorder called neurofibromatosis or NF.
  • Ed has been suffering from a condition known as neurofibromatosis (NF) for over three decades.
  • This kid, Jason, has got a type of neurofibromatosis, which is a type of genetic disorder that causes tumors on different types of nerve tissue.
  • WASHINGTON: By uncovering how a genetic condition, called neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1, disrupts working memory, researchers at UCLA have suggested
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