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Giant Cafe Au Lait Spot

Giant Cafe Au Lait Spot

Hello,
I am a 23 year old female with a giant cafe au lait spot. The spot ranges from the middle of my shin all the way up my right thigh and ends on my stomach/back. The spot stops abruptly at my midline on both my stomach and back.  The spot appeared when I was a few weeks old and my pediatrician told my family I had nothing to worry about.

Fast forward 23 years later-- I went to the dermatologist today regarding a mole that I need to have removed, which coincidentally is on my giant cafe au lait spot. My dermatologist was more concerned about my birthmark than my mole. I have no other symptoms of neurofibromatosis. The doctor suggested that I may carry some kind of trait for it that I would pass on to my future children. She said I would have to meet with a genetic counselor when I'm ready to conceive.

This has me panicking- I have no plans to conceive in the next few years, but after that I plan to marry and have children. What "gene mutation" could I have?
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