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von Hippel-Lindau Disease-Associated Hemangioblastomas Are Derived from Embryologic Multipotent Cells
7 Feb 2007
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BACKGROUND: To determine the origin of the neoplastic cell in central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas in von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) and its role in tumor formation and distribution, we characterized and differentiated neoplastic cells from hemangioblastomas removed from VHL patients. METHODS AND FINDINGS: A total of 31 CNS hemangioblastomas from 25 VHL patients were resected and analyzed. Tumor cells...
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