Neurofibromatosis type 2 in the elderly population: clinical and molecular features.

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Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is rare genetic disorder characterized by the development of multiple benign tumors of the nervous system. The majority of people with NF2 are diagnosed in the second or third decade of life with bilateral vestibular schwannomas. Among NF2 patients followed up in our NF2 clinic, seven patients have been diagnosed with NF2 after the age of 70 years. Bilateral vestibular schwannomas...

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