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https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000847.htm

https://www.childneurologyfoundation.org/disorders/neurofibromatosis-type-
1-nf1/

https://nfcenter.wustl.edu/research/

https://www.floridahospital.com/neurofribromatosis-nf/statistics-neurofibro
matosis-nf