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May is Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
For my NF family here at DU sending this message (shout out?) that next month is time to help others learn about NF. Some quick facts:
· NF1 is the most common neurological disorder caused by a single gene; occurring in one in every 3,000 children born.
· NF2 is a rarer type, occurring in 1:25,000 people worldwide.
· While today there is no consensus, studies indicate that schwannomatosis occurs in 1:40,000 people.
· The Neurofibromatoses are genetically-determined disorders which affect more than 2 million people worldwide; this makes NF more prevalent than cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Huntington's Disease combined.