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==Overview==
==Overview==
The exact pathogenesis of [disease name] is not fully understood.
'''[[Neurofibromatosis type 1]]''' is an [[Autosomal chromosome|autosomal]] [[syndrome]] caused by a [[mutation]] in [[gene]] [[NF1]] of [[chromosome 17]], wich leads to a [[Defective interfering particle|defective]] [[neurofibromin 1]] [[protein]]. This [[mutation]] constitutes a phenotype with very [[pathognomonic]] features that are not always present; among them are the presence of [[Lisch nodule]]<nowiki/>s, [[Neurofibroma|neurofibromas]], [[scoliosis]], [[cognitive disabilities]], [[vision]] disorders, multiple [[Café au lait spot|café au lait spots]] and [[epilepsy]].
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==Normal physiology==


OR
* [[Neurofibromin 1|Neurofibromin 1 (''NF1)'']] [[gene]], is  a large multi-domain protein, of approximately 250 KDa, containing 2,818 [[amino acids]],<ref name="pmid26860753">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rad E, Tee AR |title=Neurofibromatosis type 1: Fundamental insights into cell signalling and cancer |journal=Semin. Cell Dev. Biol. |volume=52 |issue= |pages=39–46 |date=April 2016 |pmid=26860753 |doi=10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.02.007 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23257896">{{cite journal |vauthors=Seminog OO, Goldacre MJ |title=Risk of benign tumours of nervous system, and of malignant neoplasms, in people with neurofibromatosis: population-based record-linkage study |journal=Br. J. Cancer |volume=108 |issue=1 |pages=193–8 |date=January 2013 |pmid=23257896 |pmc=3553528 |doi=10.1038/bjc.2012.535 |url=}}</ref> located in [[chromosome 17]],<ref name="UpadhyayaCooper2012">{{cite journal|last1=Upadhyaya|first1=Meena|last2=Cooper|first2=David N.|year=2012|doi=10.1007/978-3-642-32864-0}}</ref> codes for the [[GTPase activating protein|GTPase-activating protein]], [[neurofibromin]].<ref name="pmid27622733">{{cite journal |vauthors=Peltonen S, Kallionpää RA, Peltonen J |title=Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene: Beyond café au lait spots and dermal neurofibromas |journal=Exp. Dermatol. |volume=26 |issue=7 |pages=645–648 |date=July 2017 |pmid=27622733 |doi=10.1111/exd.13212 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16813595">{{cite journal |vauthors=Trovó-Marqui AB, Tajara EH |title=Neurofibromin: a general outlook |journal=Clin. Genet. |volume=70 |issue=1 |pages=1–13 |date=July 2006 |pmid=16813595 |doi=10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00639.x |url=}}</ref> This [[protein]], is a [[Tumor suppressor gene|tumor suppressor]] expressed in many [[Cell (biology)|cells]], primarily in [[neurons]], [[Glial cells|glial]], [[immune cells]], [[Endothelial cells|endothelial cellls]] of the [[adrenal medulla]], [[Schwann cells]] and early in [[melanocyte]] development.<ref name="pmid19539839">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boyd KP, Korf BR, Theos A |title=Neurofibromatosis type 1 |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=1–14; quiz 15–6 |date=July 2009 |pmid=19539839 |pmc=2716546 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2008.12.051 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28230061">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gutmann DH, Ferner RE, Listernick RH, Korf BR, Wolters PL, Johnson KJ |title=Neurofibromatosis type 1 |journal=Nat Rev Dis Primers |volume=3 |issue= |pages=17004 |date=February 2017 |pmid=28230061 |doi=10.1038/nrdp.2017.4 |url=}}</ref>
* [[Neurofibromin]] works by downregulating the RAS/MAPK pathway, by accelerating [[hydrolisis]] and preventing [[cell proliferation]].<ref name="pmid16813595" /><ref name="pmid19539839" /> <ref name="HarrisinghLloyd2014">{{cite journal|last1=Harrisingh|first1=Marie C.|last2=Lloyd|first2=Alison C.|title=Ras/Raf/ERK signalling and NF1: Implications for Neurofibroma Formation|journal=Cell Cycle|volume=3|issue=10|year=2014|pages=1255–1258|issn=1538-4101|doi=10.4161/cc.3.10.1182}}</ref><ref name="WangKim2012">{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Yuan|last2=Kim|first2=Edward|last3=Wang|first3=Xiaojing|last4=Novitch|first4=Bennett G.|last5=Yoshikawa|first5=Kazuaki|last6=Chang|first6=Long-Sheng|last7=Zhu|first7=Yuan|title=ERK Inhibition Rescues Defects in Fate Specification of Nf1-Deficient Neural Progenitors and Brain Abnormalities|journal=Cell|volume=150|issue=4|year=2012|pages=816–830|issn=00928674|doi=10.1016/j.cell.2012.06.034}}</ref>
* [[Neurofibromin]] interacts cytoskeletal [[Microtubules|microtubular]] and [[Microfilament|microfilaments]] for proper [[neuronal]] development.<ref name="pmid26860753" /><ref name="pmid24931163">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dodd KM, Yang J, Shen MH, Sampson JR, Tee AR |title=mTORC1 drives HIF-1α and VEGF-A signalling via multiple mechanisms involving 4E-BP1, S6K1 and STAT3 |journal=Oncogene |volume=34 |issue=17 |pages=2239–50 |date=April 2015 |pmid=24931163 |pmc=4172452 |doi=10.1038/onc.2014.164 |url=}}</ref> <br />


It is thought that [disease name] is the result of / is mediated by / is produced by / is caused by either [hypothesis 1], [hypothesis 2], or [hypothesis 3].
==Pathogenesis and genetics==


OR
* [[Neurofibromatosis type 1]] is an autosomal syndrome, although, roughly 50% of [[gene]] [[Mutation|mutations]] arise from [[de novo]] events.<ref name="pmid26860753" />
* The large size of the [[NF1|NF1 gene]] (350 kb with 60 exons) predisposes to a high [[mutation]] rate, with approximately one [[mutation]] occurring per 10,000 gametes.<ref name="pmid10862084">{{cite journal |vauthors=Messiaen LM, Callens T, Mortier G, Beysen D, Vandenbroucke I, Van Roy N, Speleman F, Paepe AD |title=Exhaustive mutation analysis of the NF1 gene allows identification of 95% of mutations and reveals a high frequency of unusual splicing defects |journal=Hum. Mutat. |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=541–55 |date=2000 |pmid=10862084 |doi=10.1002/1098-1004(200006)15:6<541::AID-HUMU6>3.0.CO;2-N |url=}}</ref>
* [[NF1]] mutations lead to [[protein]] truncation (loss of [[neurofibromin]] [[Gene expression|expression]]), which in turn produces increased [[cell growth]] and survival through expression of [[RAS]] to ultimately increase chances for [[malignant transformation]].<ref name="pmid28230061" /><ref name="pmid1946460">{{cite journal |vauthors=DeClue JE, Cohen BD, Lowy DR |title=Identification and characterization of the neurofibromatosis type 1 protein product |journal=Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |volume=88 |issue=22 |pages=9914–8 |date=November 1991 |pmid=1946460 |pmc=52837 |doi=10.1073/pnas.88.22.9914 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid26860753" />
* More than 3,000 [[NF1|NF1 gene]] mutations have been recognised.<ref name="pmid28230061" />
* Loss of [[neurofibromin]] leads to formation of [[Skin lesion|skin lesions]], [[tumours]] and skeletal abnormalities.<ref name="pmid28230061" />
* Patients with [[neurofibromatosis type 1]] syndrome have a higher incidence of GI, [[liver]], [[lung]], [[bone]], [[thyroid]], [[breast]] and [[ovarian]] [[Cancer|cancers]].<ref name="pmid26860753" /><ref name="pmid15683544">{{cite journal |vauthors=Friedrich RE, Schmelzle R, Hartmann M, Fünsterer C, Mautner VF |title=Resection of small plexiform neurofibromas in neurofibromatosis type 1 children |journal=World J Surg Oncol |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=6 |date=January 2005 |pmid=15683544 |pmc=549083 |doi=10.1186/1477-7819-3-6 |url=}}</ref>
* [[Nerve sheath tumor|Nerve sheath tumours]] can arise from benign [[Neurofibroma|neurofibromas]] and these compose the first cause of death in individuals with [[neurofibromatosis type 1]].<ref name="pmid26860753" />
* Patients with [[neurofibromatosis type 1]] can present a wide variability of clinical features, even in the same family since mutation mechanisms are so vast. Interestingly, patients can present traits limited to a part of their body ([[Mosaic (genetics)|mosaicism]]).<ref name="pmid28230061" />
* Therapies are focused to inhibit [[RAS]] [[phenylation]] to block [[oncogenic]] [[RAS]] signalling.<ref name="pmid26860753" /> <br />


[Pathogen name] is usually transmitted via the [transmission route] route to the human host.
==Associated conditions==


OR
*[[Neurofibromatosis type 2]] is a [[genetic]] condition which may be inherited or may arise spontaneously. It is caused by [[NF2 gene]]([[Merlin (protein)|Merlin]] gene) mutation in [[chromosome 22]] and presents with bilateral [[Vestibular system|vestibular]] schwannomas([[Acoustic neuroma|acoustic neuromas]]).<ref name="urlNeurofibromatosis type II - Wikipedia">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurofibromatosis_type_II |title=Neurofibromatosis type II - Wikipedia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
*[[Neurofibromatosis type 1]] is part of the group of [[Neurocutaneous syndrome|neurocutaneous]] disorders called [[phakomatoses]], some of the most famous conditions from this group are:
**[[Tuberous sclerosis]]
**[[Sturge-Weber disease|Sturge-Weber]]
**[[Von Hippel-Lindau disease]]
**[[Ataxia telangiectasia]]


Following transmission/ingestion, the [pathogen] uses the [entry site] to invade the [cell name] cell.
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==Gross pathology==


OR
* The most common non-­neoplastic manifestations are [[Café au lait spot|cafe-au-lait]] macules, which is a very sensitive finding when they appear in large quantities.<ref name="pmid28230061" /><ref name="pmid17914445">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Schepper S, Maertens O, Callens T, Naeyaert JM, Lambert J, Messiaen L |title=Somatic mutation analysis in NF1 café au lait spots reveals two NF1 hits in the melanocytes |journal=J. Invest. Dermatol. |volume=128 |issue=4 |pages=1050–3 |date=April 2008 |pmid=17914445 |doi=10.1038/sj.jid.5701095 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid29478615">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cimino PJ, Gutmann DH |title=Neurofibromatosis type 1 |journal=Handb Clin Neurol |volume=148 |issue= |pages=799–811 |date=2018 |pmid=29478615 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-444-64076-5.00051-X |url=}}</ref>
* [[Dysplasia]] of the [[Long bone|long bones]] and sphenoid wings, [[fractures]], and [[pseudoarthrosis]] are common findings in patients with [[neurofibromatosis type 1]].<ref name="pmid29478615" /><ref name="urlClinical and genetic patterns of neurofibromatosis 1 and 2. | British Journal of Ophthalmology">{{cite web |url=https://bjo.bmj.com/content/77/10/662 |title=Clinical and genetic patterns of neurofibromatosis 1 and 2. &#124; British Journal of Ophthalmology |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> They occur due to osteoblastic and osteoclastic dysfunction which lead to decreased [[Mineralization (biology)|mineralization]].<ref name="pmid28230061" />
* The defects in [[bone]] observed in individuals with [[neurofibromatosis type 1]] are due to the loss of both copies of [[NF1]] in [[osteoclasts]] and/or [[Osteoblast|osteoblasts]].Osteoblast dysfunction following [[NF1]] loss results in an increased generation of [[Pyrophosphatase|pyrophosphat]]<nowiki/>e, which inhibits bone mineral ([[Hydroxylapatite|hydroxyapatite]]) production and bone [[mineralization]], causing reduced bone [[density]] and a higher risk of bone [[Fracture (bone)|fracture]].<ref name="pmid28230061" /><ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.10.048Get rights and content Objective}}</ref>
* [[Lisch nodules]] are [[hyperpigmented]] [[hamartomas]] of the [[Iris (eye)|iris]], which are seen in 95–100% of adults with [[neurofibromatosis type 1]].<ref name="pmid29478615" /><ref name="urlClinical and genetic patterns of neurofibromatosis 1 and 2. | British Journal of Ophthalmology" />
* [[Neurofibroma|Neurofibromas]] are benign [[Peripheral nervous system|peripheral]] [[Nerve sheath tumor|nerve sheath tumors]] that arise from [[Schwann cells]], and represent the most frequent type of [[tumors]] in patients with [[Neurofibromatosis type 1|neurofibromatosis type 1;]] they can be divided as dermal and plexiform neurofibromas.<ref name="pmid28230061" /><ref name="pmid22327363">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rodriguez FJ, Folpe AL, Giannini C, Perry A |title=Pathology of peripheral nerve sheath tumors: diagnostic overview and update on selected diagnostic problems |journal=Acta Neuropathol. |volume=123 |issue=3 |pages=295–319 |date=March 2012 |pmid=22327363 |pmc=3629555 |doi=10.1007/s00401-012-0954-z |url=}}</ref>
* [[Optic gliomas]] are the most common brain tumors in [[neurofibromatosis type 1]], they are observed in 15–20% of children younger than 7 years.<ref name="pmid29478615" /><ref name="LewisGerson1984">{{cite journal|last1=Lewis|first1=Richard Alan|last2=Gerson|first2=L. Paul|last3=Axelson|first3=Kenneth A.|last4=Riccardi|first4=Vincent M.|last5=Whitford|first5=Randolph P.|title=von Recklinghausen Neurofibromatosis|journal=Ophthalmology|volume=91|issue=8|year=1984|pages=929–935|issn=01616420|doi=10.1016/S0161-6420(84)34217-8}}</ref>
* Several types of [[cerebrovascular disease]], including stenotic or occlusive disease, vascular dilatation or [[aneurysm]], [[arteriovenous fistula]], [[Moyamoya disease|moyamoya syndrome]], or [[vascular]] proliferation have been consistently found in [[biopsies]] of patients with [[neurofibromatosis type 1]].<ref name="pmid29478615" /><ref name="RosserVezina2005">{{cite journal|last1=Rosser|first1=T. L.|last2=Vezina|first2=G.|last3=Packer|first3=R. J.|title=Cerebrovascular abnormalities in a population of children with neurofibromatosis type 1|journal=Neurology|volume=64|issue=3|year=2005|pages=553–555|issn=0028-3878|doi=10.1212/01.WNL.0000150544.00016.69}}</ref> <br />


==Microscopic pathology==


[Disease or malignancy name] arises from [cell name]s, which are [cell type] cells that are normally involved in [function of cells].
* [[Cafe au lait Spot|Cafe au-lait]] macules consist of a dense [[population]] of [[melanocytes]] with [[biallelic]] [[NF1]] [[inactivation]].<ref name="pmid28230061" /><ref name="pmid17914445" />
 
* [[Neurofibroma|Neurofibromas]] are benign [[Peripheral nervous system|peripheral]] [[Nerve sheath tumor|nerve sheath tumors]] composed of [[neoplastic]] [[Schwann cells]], [[fibroblasts]], [[Blood vessel|blood vessels]], and [[mast cells]].<ref name="pmid29478615" />
OR
* [[Optic nerve glioma|Optic pathway gliomas]] are composed of [[astrocytes]], [[oligodendrocytes]], [[neurons]], [[Microglial cell|microglia]] and progenitor or [[stem cells]].<ref name="pmid28230061" /><ref name="pmid14695164">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bajenaru ML, Hernandez MR, Perry A, Zhu Y, Parada LF, Garbow JR, Gutmann DH |title=Optic nerve glioma in mice requires astrocyte Nf1 gene inactivation and Nf1 brain heterozygosity |journal=Cancer Res. |volume=63 |issue=24 |pages=8573–7 |date=December 2003 |pmid=14695164 |doi= |url=}}</ref> <br />
 
The progression to [disease name] usually involves the [molecular pathway].
 
OR
 
The pathophysiology of [disease/malignancy] depends on the histological subtype.
 
==Pathophysiology==
===Physiology===
The normal physiology of [name of process] can be understood as follows:
 
===Pathogenesis===
*The exact pathogenesis of [disease name] is not completely understood.
OR
*It is understood that [disease name] is the result of / is mediated by / is produced by / is caused by either [hypothesis 1], [hypothesis 2], or [hypothesis 3].
*[Pathogen name] is usually transmitted via the [transmission route] route to the human host.
*Following transmission/ingestion, the [pathogen] uses the [entry site] to invade the [cell name] cell.
*[Disease or malignancy name] arises from [cell name]s, which are [cell type] cells that are normally involved in [function of cells].
*The progression to [disease name] usually involves the [molecular pathway].
*The pathophysiology of [disease/malignancy] depends on the histological subtype.
 
==Genetics==
[Disease name] is transmitted in [mode of genetic transmission] pattern.
 
OR
 
Genes involved in the pathogenesis of [disease name] include:
*[Gene1]
*[Gene2]
*[Gene3]
 
OR
 
The development of [disease name] is the result of multiple genetic mutations such as:
 
*[Mutation 1]
*[Mutation 2]
*[Mutation 3]
 
==Associated Conditions==
Conditions associated with [disease name] include:
 
*[Condition 1]
*[Condition 2]
*[Condition 3]
 
==Gross Pathology==
On gross pathology, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].
 
==Microscopic Pathology==
On microscopic histopathological analysis, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal syndrome caused by a mutation in gene NF1 of chromosome 17, wich leads to a defective neurofibromin 1 protein. This mutation constitutes a phenotype with very pathognomonic features that are not always present; among them are the presence of Lisch nodules, neurofibromas, scoliosis, cognitive disabilities, vision disorders, multiple café au lait spots and epilepsy.

Normal physiology

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References

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