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Investigation of germline VHL variants in Iranian patients with retinal capillary hemangioblastoma and genotype-phenotype analysis.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2023
Naseripour Masood, Azimi Fatemeh, Talebi Said, Mirshahi Reza, Kiaee Reza, Sedaghat Ahad, Zohre Ataei Kachoei, Khakpour Golnaz
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BACKGROUND: Retinal capillary hemangioblastoma (RCH), while sporadic in some cases, is the most common and earliest manifestation of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL). This is the first report on different types of VHL variants and genotype-phenotype correlations in Iranian families with RCH. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this prospective observational case series study, 17 families with RCH were included. PCR was...
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