Dan Gilbert honors his son Nick by funding research into neurofibromatosis, the rare disease that took Nick’s life.

"In his legacy and his honor, we’re trying our hardest to wipe this disease off the planet," Gilbert said ...

Nicolas Gilbert, the son of Dan Gilbert, died on Saturday at the age of 26. The 26-year-old graduated from Michigan State University in 2020. To many, Nick Gilbert was a good luck charm for the ...

Rocket Companies Chairman and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert opens up about his son Nick Gilbert's life and legacy.

Genetic diseases are persistent and often cause minor issues that can develop into more prominent problems later. Take neurofibromatosis type one, a common genetic disorder where a “loss of function” ...

Neurofibromatosis, or NF, Type One, affects one in every 2,500 Canadians. It is a rare genetic disorder. One woman is now ...

Aurora woman works to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, a complex medical condition her 5-year-old daughter has that causes tumors to grow along the nerves.

Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) is a rare genetic disorder that causes noncancerous tumors on nerves in the brain and spinal cord. These tumors can affect hearing, vision, and balance. About half of the ...

Excluding NF1-specific cancers, the SMR in the study by Uusitalo et a 16 l was 2.25 overall, 2.01 for men, and 2.48 for women. The increased SMR in women is driven, in part, by the 5.2-fold SMR for ...

Neurofibromatosis describes a group of genetic conditions that lead to the growth of tumors along the nerves. In the majority of cases, these tumors are benign but they can become cancerous in some ...

In 1882, Friedrich Daniel Von Recklinghausen, first described Neurofibromatosis as a genetic disease characterized by tumors on the skin, sometimes referred to as "von Recklinghausen syndrome". Some ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the parents of three children with neurofibromatosis, or NF 1, Christina and Thomas Christophersen are determined to spread awareness about the rare disease. Neurofibromatosis ...