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1
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What is the inheritance pattern of neurofibromatosis type 1?

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Autosomal dominant

2
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What is the incidence of live births affected by neurofibromatosis type 1?

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1 in 4000

3
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What proportion of individuals affected by neurofibromatosis type 1 are the result of a new mutation?

A

50%

4
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What chromosome is the mutation for neurofibromatosis type 1 found on?

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Chromosome 17

5
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What are the clinical features of neurofibromatosis type 1?

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Cafe au lait patches - must be at least 6 for diagnosis

Lisch nodules (pigmented hamartomas on the eye)

Optic gliomas

Neurofibromas on the peripheral nerves (may be palpable)

Tumours of the CNS (benign or malignant)

Epilepsy

Learning difficulties - ADHD, speech and language, Asperger’s

Scoliosis

Pheochromocytoma

6
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How do we manage children with neurofibromatosis type 1?

A

Monitored each year for growths. Surgical removal of tumors is an option, however the risks involved should be assessed first.

7
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What is the characteristic features of neurofibromatosis type 2, which is rarely a feature of neurofibromatosis type 1?

A

Bilateral acoustic neuroma (tumours in the region of the VIIIth cranial nerve)

8
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What is the inheritance pattern of tuberous sclerosis?

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Autosomal dominant, although up to 75% of cases represent new mutations.

9
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What are the classic clinical features of tuberous sclerosis?

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Seizures

Mental retardation

Facial angofibromas, also called adenoma sebaceum (often in a butterfly distribution across the face)

Hypopigmented macules called ash leaf spots

Shagreen patches (roughened patches of skin over spine)

Widespread tumours distributed across many organs

10
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Which organs are classically affected by benign tumours and cysts in tuberous sclerosis?

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Skin

Brain and eyes

Kidney

Heart

Lungs

11
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What is the best way to examine ash leaf spots (the hypopigmented macules seen in tuberous sclerosis)?

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Best seen with a Wood’s light

12
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What are the clinical features of Sturge-Weber?

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Unilateral facial naevus (port wine stain) in distribution of trigeminal nerve

Seizures - caused by angiomas involving the leptomeningeal vessels in the brain

Haemangiomas of the spinal cord

Glaucoma

13
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What is classically seen on brain imaging of a person with Sturge-Weber syndrome?

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Unilateral intracranial calcification with a double contour like railway line and cortical atrophy