Identification of Somatic Mutations in the von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) Gene in a Patient With Renal Cell Carcinoma

One of the known causal molecular events in renal cell carcinoma is somatic mutation in the von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) gene. Our study describes a 51-year-old Taiwanese man who had bilateral renal cell carcinoma. The patient underwent radical nephrectomy without postoperative chemotherapy or radiothera...

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Main Authors: Wen-Chung Wang, Hui-Ju Chen, Yu-Hua Tseng, Yen-Chein Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609604216