A rare genetic disorder known as Neurofibromatosis type one, or NF1, affects about one in 2,500 people in the U.S. That's about 120,000 people. Of those, half will develop a subtype--plexiform ...

It can spawn tumors throughout the nervous system and bone deformities that riddle the whole body with pain. One of the most common rare diseases in the world, the genetic condition neurofibromatosis ...

New research identifies NF-kappa-B-activating protein-like (NKAPL) as a potent tumor suppressor in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Silenced by promoter methylation in tumor tissues, NKAPL is shown ...

Neurofibromatosis is a group of rare genetic disorders that cause benign tumors to form on nerve tissue. Tumors in this disorder are usually noncancerous (benign), but can sometimes become cancerous ...