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 ==NF1==
 Features (need 2/7 to diagnose):<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177266-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177266-overview]. Accessed on: 3 May 2010.</ref>
-*Two or more [[neurofibroma]]s or one plexiform neurofibroma.
+#Two or more [[neurofibroma]]s or one plexiform neurofibroma.
-*Café-au-lait spots.
+#*May give rise to a [[malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour]].
-*Freckles in axilla or inguinal area.
+#Café-au-lait spots.
-*Optic nerve glioma.
+#Freckles in axilla or inguinal area.
-*Iris hamartomas (Lisch nodules).
+#Optic nerve glioma.
-*Sphenoid dysplasia or typical long-bone abnormalities (e.g. bowing).
+#Iris hamartomas (Lisch nodules).
-*First-degree relative with NF1.
+#Sphenoid dysplasia or typical long-bone abnormalities (e.g. bowing).
+#First-degree relative with NF1.
 ===Mnemonic===