#Neurofibromatosis is a #hereditary condition which can appear at any point in a sufferer’s life,…

#Neurofibromatosis is a #hereditary condition which can appear at any point in a sufferer’s life, providing they have the ‘misprint’ in their #chromosomes which causes it.

A #generic #mutation, neurofibromatosis can manifest itself in lots of #bumps and #tumors across the body. The tumors are usually #non-cancerous, but they can appear in huge amounts and in some cases are quite #disfiguring.

This day is about raising #awareness about the condition, helping those who have it to better understand it and to help remove the #stigma that some have suffered due to its disfiguring aspects.

There are two #types of neurofibromatosis.

#NF1 can be spotted early on with the appearance of flat brown #birthmarks, or freckles in places not normally expected. This type of neurofibromatosis also manifests itself with lumps and bumps on the skin, called #neurofibromas.

Because it can cause #learning #difficulties, it is important that it is picked up early on in a child’s life.

The second type, #NF2, tends to start showing itself in teen years or later. It appears as #nervous system tumors, which tend to form on the #brain and on the #spine.

Although the tumors found in NF2 are usually not cancerous, they can cause some health problems such as #deafness or hearing loss and some problems with #mobility.

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