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.
Parry
D M
DM
Clinical Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md 20892.
Kaiser-Kupfer
M I
MI
Sherman
J L
JL
Pikus
A
A
Eldridge
R
R
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