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neurofibromatosis
DEFINITIONS OF:
neurofibromatosis
1
n
autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
Synonyms:
von Recklinghausen's disease
Type of:
monogenic disease
,
monogenic disorder
an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
autosomal dominant disease
,
autosomal dominant disorder
a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
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