Independent segregation of von Hippel-Lindau disease and cerebral cavernomas.
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چکیده
A probable diagnosis of von Hippel-Lindau disease was made in a two generation family in which the proband had a phaeochromocytoma, renal cysts, and multiple cerebral cavernomas. His sister had multiple similar cerebral vascular lesions and his father died from renal carcinoma aged 42. Although the family did not satisfy the conventional diagnostic criteria for von Hippel-Lindau disease, an underlying germline mutation in the von Hippel-Lindau disease tumour suppressor gene was identified in the proband. Molecular genetic analysis not only confirmed the putative diagnosis of the disease in the proband but also showed that the cerebral vascular lesions segregated independently from the von Hippel-Lindau disease mutation. This report exemplifies how molecular genetic investigations can enhance the diagnosis and management of families with suspected von Hippel-Lindau disease, particularly when the manifestations, as in this family, are not typical.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 63 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997