Intronic mutation of the VHL gene associated with central nervous system hemangioblastomas in two Chinese families with Von Hippel–Lindau disease: case report

Abstract Background Central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas are the most frequent cause of mortality in patients with Von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease, an autosomal dominant genetic disease resulting from germline mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene, with most mutations occurring in the...

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Main Authors: Zhen Liu, Jingcheng Zhou, Liang Li, Zhiqiang Yi, Runchun Lu, Chunwei Li, Kan Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-020-01126-7