Type 1 is one of the most common genetic disorder, one out of 3,000 births end up having this disorder. It generates dozens of tiny tumors. NF1 appears during the person's childhood, it is possible that signs are seen at birth, or after a short period of time. By the age of 10 the signs and symptoms already started to show. There are many signs for a person to know if they have neurofibromatosis type 1. Light brown spots on the skin, more than six spots is a strong sign of having NF1, which are seen at birth or the first year. A short body structure that is below average is a sign. At age 3 to 5 clusters in the skin start to appear as well as freckles in the armpits or in the groin area. There are bumps on the iris of the eye called lisch nodules it is also another sign of the person with NF1. A big sign that tells the person they have neurofibromatosis is the appearance of soft bumps on or under their skin, those are called neurofibromas. The person may also have bone deformities which would be like abnormal bone growth, curved spine, or bowed lower leg. Another sign is having learning disabilities, it's usually mild but you may notice. Neurofibromatosis Type 2 is less common that type 1. The signs and symptoms of NF2 are mostly the development of benign, which are slow growing tumors. In NF2 the tumor grows in the ears. Tumors grow on the nerve …show more content…
If there are no complications their life expectancy is almost as normal as a person without the disorder. Children with NF1 have a mental impairment which is mild, know cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Their life span shortens when the person develops malignant tumors. This disorder creates tumors that are seen in above the skin around their body, making people treat them differently. As in healthy and in time the person lives a normal life span most of the time.
People with this disorder still allow them to live normal and productive lives. There are research being done for this disorder. Washington university physicians are doing clinical trials to find how drugs and other therapies may treat or prevent the medical problems of all types of neurofibromatosis. There are many trials being available for people with this condition. There are trials for general NF2 trail, schwannoma trial, meningioma trails. Plexiform neurofibroma trails, bone abnormality trails, malignant peripheral nerve tumors and with many other trials that are connected to this type of disorder. For the disorder there are a variety of trails being done to solve or prevent