Familial cerebelloretinal angiomatosis

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Description of Familial cerebelloretinal angiomatosis

Familial cerebelloretinal angiomatosis: An inherited familial cancer syndrome which is characterized by development of capillary hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system and retina; clear cell renal carcinoma; pheochromocytoma; pancreatic tumors; and inner ear tumors. The syndrome is associated with germline mutations of the VHL tumor suppressor gene, located on chromosome 3p25-26. Symptoms of VHL syndrome may not be apparent until the third decade of life. CNS hemangioblastoma is the most common cause of death, followed by clear cell renal cell carcinoma. --2004
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Terms Similar to Familial cerebelloretinal angiomatosis:

• von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
• Cerebroretinal angiomatosis

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External links related to: Familial cerebelloretinal angiomatosis

• Von Hippel-Lindau Disease - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome (VHL) - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Meckel's syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)
• GeneReviews: Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
• eMedicine - Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome : Article by Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR
• Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome - Genetics Home Reference
• OMIM - VON HIPPEL-LINDAU SYNDROME; VHL
• eMedicine - von Hippel-Lindau Disease : Article by Arun Gulani, MD
• eMedicine - von Hippel-Lindau Disease : Article by James P Evans, MD, PhD
• von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
• Hippel-Lindau disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• Hippel-Lindau tumour (www.whonamedit.com)

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