title: Neurofibromatosis 2 (bilateral acoustic or central neurofibromatosis), a treatable cause of deafness. Recommendations for screening and follow-up based on study of one large kindred.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md 20892.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Parry
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Kaiser-Kupfer
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pikus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eldridge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010375:Pedigree; D012307:Risk Factors