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Identification of somatic mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene in a patient with renal cell carcinoma.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Nov 2009
Wang Wen-Chung, Chen Hui-Ju, Tseng Yu-Hua, Lai Yen-Chein
Abstract excerpt
One of the known causal molecular events in renal cell carcinoma is somatic mutation in the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene. Our study describes a 51-year-old Taiwanese man who had bilateral renal cell carcinoma. The patient underwent radical nephrectomy without postoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and is still alive after renal transplantation without tumor recurrence after > 5 years. To clarify his...
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