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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common autosomal dominant cancer syndromes worldwide. Individuals with NF1 have a wide variety of clinical features including a strongly increased risk for pediatric brain tumors. The etiology of pediatric brain tumor development in NF1 is largely unknown. Recent studies have highlighted the contribution of parent-of-origin effects to tumorigenesis...