As a research fellow in the Cancer Genetics and Prevention group at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute—trained as a medical oncologist in Spain and specializing in hereditary cancer and translational genomics—I am often asked how to counsel patients who carry rare pathogenic variants, particularly when evidence is limited or outdated. Few scenarios …
We had the opportunity to connect with Renie and Philip Moss ahead of Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month. Philip has neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). It is associated with many features but most often causes growths called neurofibromas (usually benign) as well as characteristic skin and eye findings.1 Malignant or cancerous tumors are rare.1 You …