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Neurocutaneous syndromes
Neurocutaneous syndromes are disorders that lead to growth of tumors in various parts of the body. They're caused by the abnormal development of cells in an embryo and characterized by the presence of tumors in various parts of the body. Examples: neurofibromatosis, types 1 and 2 (nf1 and nf2) sturge-weber syndrome tuberous sclerosis (ts) ataxia-telangiectasia (a-t) von hippel-lindau disease.
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