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Cutaneous Neurofibromas Initiative Outlines Current Biology and Path Forward for Clinicians and Scientists

July 13, 2018

July 10, 2018: One of the hallmarks of the complex syndrome Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are cutaneous neurofibromas (cNF).  cNF are tumors involving the skin that affect up to 99 percent of adults with NF1.  […]

Cutaneous Neurofibroma Initiative Projects (2018)

April 1, 2018

9 Projects Transforming the Field of NF1 Research NTAP convenes symposiums on a regular basis to determine research priorities, define new avenues of inquiry and develop requests for applications (RFAs) in neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF1) research […]

NTAP 2018 Cutaneous Neurofibroma Initiative: 4 Supplement Paper summaries

February 20, 2018

As a result of the 2018 Cutaneous Neurofibroma Initiative, several working groups were formed to produce papers addressing key challenges identified. Those papers are summarized below with links to the full papers provided. This information […]

NTAP 2016 Cutaneous Neurofibroma Symposium

January 5, 2017

Establishing priorities and advancing the field of NF1 research Introduction to NTAP symposiaNTAP convenes leading researchers and innovators from across multiple fields and scientific backgrounds in regular symposia to establish priorities for the future NF1-related […]