ICARE Social Media Post December 2024

VHL Syndrome Characteristics

A recent study in carriers with Von-Hippel-Lindau Syndrome, an inherited condition that causes tumors and cysts to grow in certain areas of the body, found:
▪️ Nearly 100% of carriers show some signs of this condition by age 65
▪️ Demonstrates that this condition is highly penetrant

Read the full article to learn more at:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34916234/

Reference: Zhang K, et al. J Med Genet. 2022;59(10):951-956. PMID: 34916234.

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