Neurofibromatosis is a group of rare genetic disorders that cause benign tumors to form on nerve tissue. Tumors in this disorder are usually noncancerous (benign), but can sometimes become ...

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 ...