Pediatric Intracochlear Schwannoma: Case Series and Review of the Literature by Enrico Liaci, Maurizio Negri, Francesco Maccarrone, Silvia Piccinini, Enrico Pasanisi, Andrea Bacciu, Filippo Di Lella

“…Neither family history nor genetic signs of neurofibromatosis type II were found. A single report was identified in the literature review. …”
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Rare and syndromic tumours in South African children: A novel report from Sub-Saharan Africa by Alessia Pisapia, Guy Shemesh, Derek Harrison

“…Thirteen (7 %) were associated with the syndromes: Xeroderma pigmentosa (N = 4, 2 %), Neurofibromatosis (N = 3, 2 %), Tuberous Sclerosis (N = 2, 1 %), Giant congenital nevus syndrome (N = 2, 1 %), Li-Fraumeni (N = 1, 0.5 %) and 31q Deletion syndrome (N = 1, 0.5 %). …”
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Vitamin D Status and VDR Genotype in NF1 Patients: A Case-Control Study from Southern Brazil by Larissa Souza Mario Bueno, Clévia Rosset, Ernestina Aguiar, Fernando de Souza Pereira, Patrícia Izetti Ribeiro, Rosana Scalco, Camila Matzenbacher Bittar, Cristina Brinckmann Oliveira Netto, Guilherme Gischkow Rucatti, José Artur Chies, Suzi Alves Camey, Patricia Ashton-Prolla

“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency when compared to the general population. …”
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