Article
Inherited forms of renal cell carcinoma.
Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society - 1 Jan 2004
Kiuru M, Kujala M, Aittomäki K
Abstract excerpt
It is estimated that up to 2% of renal cell cancer (RCC) clusters in families. Several forms of hereditary RCC have been characterized with specific clinical, histopathological, and genetic features. The most common of these is von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease caused by mutations in the VHL gene and predisposing to clear cell RCC. Predisposition to papillary RCC is present in hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Pedigree
- Syndrome
