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von Hippel–Lindau disease

von Hippel–Lindau disease noun: a type of angiophakomatosis, caused by certain DNA sequence variants (in the VHL gene).

Noun

von Hippel–Lindau disease (uncountable)

  1. A type of angiophakomatosis, caused by certain DNA sequence variants (in the VHL gene).

Forms of von Hippel–Lindau disease

alternative formVon Hippel-Lindau disease

Origin of von Hippel–Lindau disease

The German ophthalmologist Eugen von Hippel first described angiomas in the eye in 1904. Arvid Lindau described the angiomas of the cerebellum and spine in 1927.

Questions about von Hippel–Lindau disease

What does von Hippel–Lindau disease mean?
Von Hippel–Lindau disease means a type of angiophakomatosis, caused by certain DNA sequence variants (in the VHL gene).
What part of speech is von Hippel–Lindau disease?
Von Hippel–Lindau disease is a noun.

Words near von Hippel–Lindau disease in the dictionary

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