Pregnancy and the Risk for Cancer in Neurofibromatosis 1
The pregnancy-related cancer incidence in women with NF1 is similar to women with NF1 aged 20-49 years overall, although notably higher than in the general population. Giving birth to a child with NF1 does not affect the risk for cancer in women without NF1.
Authors
- Jussi Leppävirta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-7881)
- Juha Peltonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5732-4167)
- Sirkku Peltonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-1430)
- Roope A. Kallionpää (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7512-2980)
- Juha Määttänen
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genes Chromosomes and Cancer
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gcc.70017
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Children's Tumor Foundation
- European Commission
- Syöpäsäätiö
- Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala