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Descriptor
English
:
von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Enfermedad de von Hippel-Lindau
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Doença de von Hippel-Lindau
Synonyms
English
:
Cerebelloretinal Angiomatosis, Familial
Lindau Disease
Tree Number:
C10.562.925
C14.907.077.925
Definition
English
:
An autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in a tumor suppressor gene. This
syndrome
is characterized by abnormal
growth
of small
blood vessels
leading to a host of
neoplasms
. They include
HEMANGIOBLASTOMA
in the
RETINA
;
CEREBELLUM
; and
SPINAL CORD
;
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
; pancreatic tumors; and renal cell
carcinoma
(see
CARCINOMA
, RENAL CELL). Common clinical
signs
include
HYPERTENSION
and neurological dysfunctions.
History Note
English
:
2008 (1975)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
6781
Unique Identifier:
D006623
Occurrence in VHL
:
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