NF1 Archives

NF1

15th July 2019

Childhood Tumour Trust Appoints New Medical Advisory Board Members

Jo McPherson Ambassador, conference, medicalstudent, raredisease medical student. medical advisory board, neurofibromatosis, NF1, rare disease, volunteer

Earlier this year M4RD helped Childhood Tumour Trust (CTT) search for a doctor to attend the International Neurofibromatosis Conference in San Francisco this September. The successful applicant would also join CTT’s medical […]

29th May 2019

Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Jo McPherson disease, raredisease, Research doctor, doctor in training, medical student, medicine, neurofibromatosis, NF1, rare disease

The most common of the Neurofibromatoses, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a condition that leads to tumors growing on nerves alongside effects on other organs. It affects approximately 1 in 2700 births, and can be due to autosomal dominant inheritance from the parents or new mutations in the gene NF1 in the affected child.