Mosaic neurofibromatosis type 1

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Mosaic neurofibromatosis type 1

ORPHA:634461Disease

Also called MNF1 · Mosaic NF1

What it is

A rare mosaic form of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) characterized by findings typical of NF1, namely multiple café-au-lait macules (CALMs), cutaneous neurofibromas, skinfold freckling/lentiginous macules, iris Lisch nodules and tumors of the nervous system. Mosaic form is caused by postzygotic pathogenic variants in NF1-gene. In mosaic NF1 the allelic/tissue distribution of the pathogenic NF1-variant clearly suggests mosaicsm and/or the distribution of CALMs and cutaneous neurofibromas is segmental. The phenotype can be milder than in NF1.

Key facts

Prevalence
1-5 / 10 000 (Finland)
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Inheritance
Unknown
Classified as
Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

NF1Disease-causing germline mutation(s)

ICD-10 codes

Q85.0filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 9 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0859763UMLS C5782097

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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