DIAGNOSING VON HIPPEL LINDAU DISEASE BY RETINAL CAPILLARY HAEMANGIOBLASTOMAS

Retinal capillary hemangioma in von Hippel-Lindau disease.

von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is caused by a mutation in the VHL gene, resulting in the functional disorder in VHL-encoded protein (pVHL). Recent advances in experimental and clinical studies on VHL gene/protein and VHL disease have provided novel concepts in molecular pathology and clinical managements. pVHL plays a critical role in the regulation of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-dependent ...

Repurposing propranolol as a drug for the treatment of retinal haemangioblastomas in von Hippel-Lindau disease

BACKGROUND Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a rare oncological disease with an incidence of 1:36,000, and is characterized by the growth of different types of tumours. Haemangioblastomas in the central nervous system (CNS) and retina, renal carcinoma and pheochromocytomas are the most common tumours. The absence of treatment for VHL leads to the need of repeated surgeries as the only option f...

Von Hippel-Lindau disease.

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

A germline mutation in the Von-Hippel Lindau (VHL) gene predisposes carriers to development of abundantly vascularised tumours in the retina, cerebellum, spine, kidney, adrenal gland and pancreas. Most VHL patients die from the consequences of cerebellar haemangioblastoma or renal cell carcinoma. The VHL gene is a tumour suppressor gene and is involved in angiogenesis by regulation of the activ...

[Von Hippel-Lindau disease].

In recent years advances have been made in the clinical and genetic aspects of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL). Retinal capillary hemangioma is the most common manifestation of VHL disease and, therefore, ophthalmologists are frequently involved in the care of patients with this disease. The incidence of VHL disease is approximately 1 in 40,000 live births. It is estimated that there are approx...