Neurofibromatosis type 2 is caused by a change in the NF2 gene located on chromosome 22. This gene encodes a protein known as merlin. Mutations in the NF2 gene disrupt the function of merlin, which is ...

Get to know the rare disease Neurofibromatosis, starting from the symptoms, causes, to the risk factors for this genetic ...

genetic testing can diagnose NF2 with 90% sensitivity by sequencing a person’s NF2 gene to identify mutations. The UAB Medical Genomics Laboratory offers the most scientifically reliable and advanced ...