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Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: Genetics and Role of Genetic Counseling in a Multiple Neoplasia Syndrome.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Jun 2016
Nielsen Sarah M, Rhodes Lindsay, Blanco Ignacio, Chung Wendy K, Eng Charis, Maher Eamonn R, Richard Stéphane, Giles Rachel H
Abstract excerpt
Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is one of the most common inherited neoplasia syndromes and is characterized by highly vascular tumors of the eyes, brain, and spine, as well as benign and malignant tumors and/or cysts of the kidneys, adrenal medullae and sympathetic paraganglia, endolymphatic sac, epididymis, and broad ligament. Since the discovery of the VHL gene in 1993, more than 900 families with VHL have...
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