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Multifocal bilateral renal cell carcinoma and retinal angiomas in a patient with de novo von Hippel-Lindau disease: identification of a new germline mutation.

Abstract：

:Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multifocal and bilateral renal cell carcinoma and cysts, retinal angiomas, hemangioblastoma of the central nervous system, pheochromocytoma, epididymis cystoadenoma, pancreatic cysts and/or islet cell tumors. However, phenotypic manifestations and clinical outcome are wide ranging including inter and intra-familial patterns. The VHL gene has been localized on chromosome 3 p 25-26 and more than 250 germline mutations have been described. The sensitivity of analytic techniques of VHL gene is close to 100%. It is well known that about 25% of VHL patients present de novo mutations, and first cases function as possible founders of new VHL kindreds. Herein, we report the clinical case of a 45-year-old Caucasian female patient affected by bilateral polycystic kidney disease with two renal carcinomas in both kidneys without lynphoadenopathies. She underwent ophthalmologic surgery at 19 years old because of retinal detachment due to bilateral retinal angiomatosis. Direct gene sequencing showed a deletion-insertion in exon 3, starting from nucleotide 499 of the coding sequence (c.499-504 delinstT) in a heterozygous status; it causes a frame-shift and creates a premature stop at codon 170. The genetic study of the unaffected parents and of the unaffected brother confirmed the diagnosis of de novo VHL disease with the dentification of a new germline mutation, never reported in the literature. The patient showed normal kidney function and she did not show other organ lesions or clinical manifestations of VHL disease. She was successfully submitted to renal parenchymal sparing-surgery. In conclusion, it is important to test for germline mutations in VHL patients with the involvement of one organ or a pair of organs. Once the mutation is found in the proband, all family members can be easily tested for the documented mutation. The early identification of VHL patients is very important for clinical and genetic reasons.

journal_name

J Nephrol

journal_title

Journal of nephrology

authors

Sessa A,Battini G,Meroni M,Pitingolo F,Righetti M,Ciotti P,Di Maria E,Bellone E,Ajmar F,Mandich P

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-03-01 00:00:00

pages

209-12

issue

eissn

1121-8428

issn

1724-6059

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Multifocal bilateral renal cell carcinoma and retinal angiomas in a patient with de novo von Hippel-Lindau disease: identification of a new germline mutation.