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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 10.
Published in final edited form as: Otol Neurotol. 2020 Jun;41(5):e529–e537. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002613

Table 2.

NF2 Diagnostic Criteria per 2019 NF Conference Revisions

Finding Additional Features Required for Diagnosis
Bilateral VS None
Identical NF2 pathogenic variant in at least 2 anatomically distinct NF2-related tumors None
One Major criteria (see below) Additional Major criteria OR two additional Minor criteria (see below)
Major Criteria Minor Criteria
Unilateral VS Ependymoma, schwannoma (can count more than one of each type)
First degree relative other than sibling with NF2
Multiple meningiomas Juvenile subcapsular/cortical cataract, retinal hamartoma, epiretinal membrane if age <40, meningioma (can count each type only once)
NF2 pathogenic variant in an unaffected tissue (e.g. blood)