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Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) gene in mainland Chinese families.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Nov 2008
Zhang Jin, Huang Yiran, Pan Jiahua, Liu Dongming, Zhou Lixin, Xue Wei, Chen Qi, Dong Baijun, Xuan Hanqing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a hereditary cancer syndrome caused by germline mutations in the VHL gene. To date, more than 500 VHL families have been reported worldwide. However, few information is available about VHL germline mutations in mainland Chinese families. OBJECTIVE: To provide some preliminary information about the germline VHL mutations in mainland Chinese population. METHODS: A...
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