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. 2017 Jun 23;12(6):e0178639. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178639

Table 7. Frequencies of various manifestations of NF1 in clinician-reported studies compared with NF registry.

Data Source YEAR ADULTS/ CHILDREN Self/ Clinician Single/ Multicenter SUBJECTS PN % OPG MPNST FRECK LISCH TIBIAL LD/ ADHD
CTF Registry 2015 A & C S M Intl 4020 35 19 2 45 7 51
Friedman [4] 1997 A & C C M Intl 1728 23 NA 5 NA 59 2
Huson [20] 1989 A & C C S Wales 135 32 1.5 70 85 4 33
McKeever [21] 2008 C C M N Ireland 75 6.7 42 6 5.3 49
Cnossen [22] 1998 C C S Rotterdam 150 26.6 11.3 85.3 52 2
Nemethova [23] 2013 Collection of NF C S Slovakia 108 31 85 36
Overweg-Plandsoen [24] 1997 C & A C S Netherlands 196 10 92 93
Boulanger [25] 2005 C C S Montreal 279 24.7 14.7 1.8 59.6

PN = Plexiform neurofibroma; OPG = Optic pathway glioma; MPNST = Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; FRECK = skin-fold freckling; LISCH = Lisch nodules; LD/ADHD = Learning disability/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.