| type 1 neurofibromatosis |
ABBR: NF-1. An autosomal dominant disease that affects about 1 in 3000 persons. Its clinical hallmarks include hyperpigmented macules on the skin (caf? au lait spots) and multiple cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors that
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| type 1a diabetes mellitus |
The most common form of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). It is caused by autoimmune destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas, and inadequate insulin production. In type 1a DM, antibodies against insulin, islet cells
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| type 1b diabetes mellitus |
A relatively less common form of type 1 DM (seen in only about 10% of type 1 diabetics) in which autoimmune antibodies against insulin, pancreatic beta cells, or their protein products are not found in the blood. Beta c
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| type 2 neurofibromatosis |
ABBR: NF-2. An autosomal dominant disease, affecting 1 in 50,000 persons, that causes intracranial and spinal tumors, esp. of the eighth cranial nerve. Although the disease is incurable, its symptoms can be palliated wi
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| type B personality |
SEE: behavior.
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