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'''Neurofibromatosis''' is an inherited progressive disorder in which tumors form on peripheral nerves. The tumors can be severely disfiguring and can also result in loss of hearing and vision, cancer, epilepsy, bone deformities, and learning disabilities. | '''Neurofibromatosis''' is an inherited progressive disorder in which tumors form on peripheral nerves. The tumors can be severely disfiguring and can also result in loss of hearing and vision, cancer, epilepsy, bone deformities, and learning disabilities. | ||
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Revision as of 02:38, June 8, 2007
Neurofibromatosis is an inherited progressive disorder in which tumors form on peripheral nerves. The tumors can be severely disfiguring and can also result in loss of hearing and vision, cancer, epilepsy, bone deformities, and learning disabilities.