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  • VHL mosaicism: the added va...
    Oldfield, Leslie E; Grzybowski, Jessica; Grenier, Sylvie; Chao, Elizabeth; Downs, Gregory S; Farncombe, Kirsten M; Stockley, Tracy L; Mete, Ozgur; Kim, Raymond H

    Npj genomic medicine, 03/2022, Letnik: 7, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is an autosomal dominant, inherited syndrome with variants in the VHL gene causing predisposition to multi-organ benign and malignant neoplasms. A germline VHL variant is identified in 95-100% of individuals with a clinical diagnosis of VHL. Here, we present the case of an individual with a clinical diagnosis of VHL disease where peripheral blood DNA analysis did not detect a VHL variant. Sequencing of four tumor tissues (ccRCC, pheochromocytoma, lung via sputum, liver) revealed a VHL c.593 T > C (p.Leu198Pro) variant at varying allele fractions (range: 10-55%) in all tissues. Re-examination of the peripheral blood sequencing data identified this variant at 6% allele fraction. Tumor analysis revealed characteristic cytomorphological, immunohistochemical reactivity for alpha-inhibin, and CAIX, and reduced pVHL reactivity supported VHL-related pseudohypoxia. This report of a rare case of VHL mosaicism highlights the value of tissue testing in VHL variant negative cases.