This is the fifth installment in a series of articles recapping the Children's Tumor Foundation's 2009 NF Forum - a patient and family medical symposium. This was the inaugural year of the Forum and more than 180 attendees descended on Washington D.C. from April 3-5, for the event. Continue reading below for previous installments.

Thank you to all who attended. We hope to see you, and many new faces, again next year!

We gratefully acknowledge the support of The Jeff Gordon Foundation that made this meeting possible.

A panel of foremost experts on NF research and clinical care took questions from attendees eager to learn about NF as it applied to them and/or their loved ones. Below is a transcript from the Q&A session. Leia o Artigo completo através do link a seguir (necessário o programa Acrobat Reader – documento em PDF):

http://cnnf.org.br/portalnf/images/artigos/20/nf-forum2009.pdf

Neurofibromatose
Este artigo é um capitulo do livro DOENÇAS GENÉTICAS EM PEDIATRIA, editado pelo Professor Dr.Gérson Carakushansky. Agradeçemos a EDITORA GUANABARA KOOGAN SA em permitir a divulgação do mesmo. Agradeçemos também aos autores, Professor Dr. Mauro Geller e o Dr. Aguinaldo Bonalumi Filho pela liberação do mesmo sem fins lucrativos.

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