Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in mice: Hyperactive neurons drive tumor growth in NF1 cancer predisposition syndrome - Science Daily

People with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop tumors on nerves throughout their bodies. Researchers have discovered that nerve cells with the mutation that causes NF1 are hyperexcitable and that suppressing this hyperactivity with the epilepsy drug lamot…

People with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop tumors on nerves throughout their bodies. These tumors are usually benign -- meaning they don't spread to other parts of the body and are not consid… [+4162 chars]

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