Young adults with Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) are at risk for developing a rare type of sarcoma called a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). These deadly cancers can be exceedingly difficult to treat, and the only known curative therapy requires complete resection of the tumor. Since many of these cancers cannot be completely removed, […]
Month: June 2017
Gutmann Awarded International Fellowships
David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, has been awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, Germany’s highest academic award for researchers outside the country, and has been named an Einstein Visiting Fellow by the Berlin Institute of Health. Dr. Gutmann will be working with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, co-leading a team to investigate the relationship between a type of brain cell, known as microglia, and neurological diseases, including brain tumors and autism.
Fourth International NF1 Autism Workshop Held in Washington DC
Children with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have a higher risk of developing autism spectrum disorder than their unaffected peers. Based on these clinical observations, an international consortium was established in 2015. This International NF1 Autism Consortium Team (INFACT) worked together over the ensuing years to leverage the collective experience of six major medical centers with […]
Patient Spotlight: Trevor Vail
My little brother Trevor is 13 and has NF1. In fact, so does his dad, Kenny and other members of the family. No one in the family had any idea that they had NF1 until one day when Trevor was around two years old, my mom, Kenny, and Trevor were at a restaurant. A lady […]
NF Center Trainee Publishes World’s Largest Study on Brainstem Tumors in Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)
Children with NF1 are at risk for developing brain tumors, which most commonly are located within the optic pathway, the nerves that carry vision from the eye to the brain. In addition, these kids are also prone to develop brain tumors involving another region of the brain, called the brainstem. The brainstem connects the brain […]