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Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

What is Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL)?

Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare disease that causes tumors and cysts to grow in your body. They can grow in your brain and spinal cord, kidneys, pancreas, adrenal glands, and reproductive tract. The tumors are usually benign (non-cancerous). But some tumors, such as those in the kidney and pancreas, can become cancerous.

What causes Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL)?

Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a genetic disease. It is inherited, which means that it is passed down from parent to child.

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  1. Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL)? Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare disease that causes tumors and cysts to grow in your body. They can grow in your brain and spinal ...
  2. Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome is an inherited disorder characterized by the formation of tumors and fluid-filled sacs (cysts) in many different parts of the ...
  3. Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome (American Society of Clinical Oncology)  
    What is von Hippel-Lindau disease?Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL) is a hereditary condition associated with tumors arising in multiple organs. VHL-related tumors include hemangioblastomas, which are blood vessel tumors ...
  4. ... type of paraganglioma). Pheochromocytomas are a feature of von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, but they and other paragangliomas can also occur ... disrupt the function of the protein. As in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, when the VHL protein is altered, the HIF- ...
  5. Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (VHL) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare, genetic multi-system disorder in which non-cancerous tumors grow in certain ...
  6. Brain Tumors/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Brain Tumors ... American Cancer Society ... Many risk factors may increase your chance of developing cancer. Learn more ...
  7. ClinicalTrials.gov: von Hippel-Lindau Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Von Hippel-Lindau Disease/Clinical Trials ... Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
  8. Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes includes the hereditary cancer syndromes von Hippel-Lindau disease, hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer, Birt- ...
  9. General Information about Pancreatic Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Pancreatic Cancer/Start Here ... Pancreatic Cancer ... From the National Institutes of Health ... National Cancer Institute ... Pancreatic cancer treatment options depend ...
  10. Treatment Option Overview (Pancreatic Cancer) From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Pancreatic Cancer/Treatments and Therapies ... Pancreatic Cancer ... From the National Institutes of Health ... National Cancer Institute ... Pancreatic cancer treatment ...
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