Neurofibromatosis type 6

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: NF6
Multiple café-au-lait spots
Familial café-au-lait spots
Multiple café-au-lait syndrome
Number of Symptoms 7
OrphanetNr: 2678
OMIM Id: 114030
ICD-10: L81.3
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Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: No data available.
Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
[Orphanet]
Age of onset: Childhood
[Orphanet]

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: Genetic hyperpigmentation of the skin
 -Rare genetic disease
Hyperpigmentation of the skin
 -Rare skin disease

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
(HPO:0009737) Lisch nodules 10 / 7739
2
(HPO:0007565) Multiple cafe-au-lait spots 11 / 7739
3
(HPO:0000957) Cafe-au-lait spot Very frequent [Orphanet] 84 / 7739
4
(HPO:0007587) Numerous pigmented freckles Occasional [Orphanet] 22 / 7739
5
(OMIM) No neurofibromas 2 / 7739
6
(HPO:0000006) Autosomal dominant inheritance 2518 / 7739
7
(OMIM) No Lisch nodules of the iris 1 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Clinical Description OMIM Multiple cafe-au-lait spots, which are the diagnostic hallmark of neurofibromatosis I (NF1; 162200), have been observed in families in which there have been no other changes of NF1 (Riccardi, 1980). The absence of neurofibromas and Lisch nodules of ...