title: Neurofibromatosis: types 1 and 2.
abstract: Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 are a group of neurocutaneous syndromes resulting from disorders in cell regulation. Despite sharing a common name, neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 are quite distinct phakomatoses, both clinically and genetically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borofsky
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics