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Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

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Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare hereditary cancer syndrome. The prevalence is estimated at 1 in 85,000 with an incidence of 1 in 45,500 live births (Friedrich 2001).

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    Harold Chen

  2. Perinatal and Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA

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Chen, H. (2016). Von Hippel-Lindau Disease. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6430-3_243-2

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