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    1. PatientID: None

      KindredID:72

      GroupID: 45

      GroupSize: Unknown

      GroupNumberMales: Unknown

      GroupNumberFemales: Unknown

      GroupEthnicity: Unknown

      GroupAgeRange: Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupInfo: Kindred no.72 describes a family where at least one member (unspecified how many) had this mutation in the VHL gene. Family history indicates that pheochromocytoma is present in this kindred.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: This study investigated the frequency of different mutation classes between kindreds with and without pheochromocytoma. No other information about disease presentation within members of a kindred could be inferred.

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: c.713G>A (p.R238Q)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003977, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191507-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence:

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. KindredID: 27

      GroupID: 27

      GroupSize: Unknown

      GroupNumberMales: Unknown

      GroupNumberFemales: Unknown

      GroupEthnicity: Unknown

      GroupAgeRange: Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupInfo: Kindred no. 27 describes a family where at least one member (unspecified how many) had this mutation in the VHL gene. No additional phenotypic information is listed for this kindred.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: N/A

      GroupHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.F136S (c.407T>C)

      LegacyVariant: p.F207S (c.620T>C)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 496064, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/496064/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003976, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10188264-T-C?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: F136S (c.407T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PatientID: 5800

      KindredID: 283

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, French

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: Families were recruited from the French VHL Registry. Enrolment in the study required identification of the germline VHL mutation (currently 85% of the families included in the French VHL Registry) and available data regarding renal phenotype. A total of 126 families fulfilled these criteria.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584 (Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Moderate renal disease (less than five solid lesions requiring surgical treatment, either unilateral or bilateral). Individual RCC phenotype is noted as positive.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: Paper states that this family is previously reported in PMID 12202531 and/or 9829912, where 1 individual with this mutation is reported in each. It is unclear if one or both of these previously reported individuals correspond to the current individual.

      SupplementalData: Phenotype and genotype information can be found in Supplementary Table S1.

      Variant: c.340+1G>A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223190, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223190/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: splice_site_variant; missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Splice Site (c.340+1G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. Molecular and clinical analysis of 126 French VHL families tested for renal involvement revealed 92 different mutations. 90 of these families had renal involvement. The p.Y175* (c.525C>G) germline variant of the VHL gene was detected in a family (ID 63). Member 2656 had unknown renal involvement. Members 2511, 4325, 2744 and 2668 presented with mild renal disease (RCC). Members 2588, 2746 and 4630 presented with moderate renal disease (RCC). Members 2060 and 2279 presented with severe renal disease (RCC). The paper states that this family is previously reported in PMID 12202531 and/or 9829912.

    3. Molecular and clinical analysis of 126 French VHL families tested for renal involvement revealed 92 different mutations. 90 of these families had renal involvement. The p.S80N (c.239G>A) germline variant of the VHL gene was detected in a family (ID 19). Members 697, 752 and 2682 presented with moderate renal disease (RCC). Members 759, 4070, 2596, 6632, 2367, 3255 and 3267 presented with unknown renal involvement. Member 4101 presented with severe renal disease (RCC). Members 2727 and 2728 had no renal involvement. The paper states that this family is previously reported in PMID 12202531 and/or 9829912.

    4. GroupID: 23

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize:3

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: French

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 3 members of this family presented with the c.499C>T germline variant of the VHL gene. Member 1037 had no renal involvement. Members 1035 and 1036 had moderate renal disease (RCC). Families were recruited from the French VHL Registry. Enrolment in the study required identification of the germline VHL mutation (currently 85% of the families included in the French VHL Registry) and available data regarding renal phenotype. A total of 126 families fulfilled these criteria.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0005584 (Renal cell carcinoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: Moderate renal disease (less than five solid lesions requiring surgical treatment, either unilateral or bilateral).

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: Paper states that this family is previously reported in PMID 12202531 and/or 9829912, where 15 individuals and 3 families respectively with this mutation are reported. It is unclear if one or both of these previously reported groups are the same as the current family. These previously reported individuals/families could alternatively correspond to family 1 or 50.

      SupplementalData: Phenotype and genotype information can be found in Supplementary Table S1.

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2218, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    5. GroupID: 362

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: 2

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: French

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 2 members of this family were found to harbor the c.395A>C germline variant of the VHL gene. Member 8813 had unknown renal involvement. Member 5862 presented with mild renal disease. Families were recruited from the French VHL Registry. Enrolment in the study required identification of the germline VHL mutation (currently 85% of the families included in the French VHL Registry) and available data regarding renal phenotype. A total of 126 families fulfilled these criteria.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0009726 (Renal neoplasm)

      GroupHPOFreeText: Mild renal disease (simple renal cyst, multicystic kidney[s], small lesion [less than 10 mm in size] of unknown significance, or small solid tumor without indication for surgical removal [less than 30 mm in size]).

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: Paper states that this family is previously reported in PMID 12202531, where 1 individual with this mutation is reported. It is unclear which of the members of this family this previously reported patient corresponds to.

      SupplementalData: Phenotype and genotype information can be found in Supplementary Table S1.

      Variant: p.Q132P (c.395A>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 496063, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/496063/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: Q132P (c.395A>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    6. Molecular and clinical analysis of 126 French VHL families tested for renal involvement revealed 92 different mutations. 90 of these families had renal involvement. The p.Y175* (c.525C>A) germline variant of the VHL gene was detected in a family (ID 7). Members 6548 and 6362 had unknown renal involvement. Member 6364 presented with mild renal disease. Member 6728 presented with moderate renal disease (RCC). The paper states that this family is previously reported in PMID 12202531. Another family (ID 320) was found with this variant. Member 7851 presented with severe renal disease (RCC) and member 7547 presented with moderate renal disease (RCC). This family has not been previously reported.

    1. VHL c.292T>C

      Through Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), PCR and automated Sanger sequencing, genetic analysis of 21 patients with known germline mutations in an inherited pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma gene was done. Ten of which were in the VHL gene. This missense mutation (c.292C>T) was found in 8 unrelated patients with pheochromocytoma (tumor IDs P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12). Family history is not stated.

    2. P12PCC VHL c.292T>C

      PatientID: P12

      KindredID: 9

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: pheochromocytoma

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y98H (c.292T>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVar: 2223 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2223/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.00001343 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183823-T-C

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y98H (c.292T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. GroupID: 175

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: N/A

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: VHL family found to have a germline rearrangement of the VHL gene. The number of family members included in this study is not specified.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: N/A

      GroupHPOFreeText: Patients within this family were found to have a clinical diagnosis of VHL disease, however, the presenting phenotypes were not specified.

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: Stated as being previously reported in PMID 7728151 and/or 8956040. Both these reports include a family presenting with this variant and it is unclear if one or both coincide with the current family.

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.V62Cfs*5 (c.180del)

      LegacyVariant: c.393delG

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182986, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182986/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: deletion; minus_1_frameshift_variant

      CivicName: V62Cfs*5 (c.180del)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. GroupID: 208

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: N/A

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: VHL family found to have a germline rearrangement of the VHL gene. The number of family members included in this study is not specified.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: N/A

      GroupHPOFreeText: Patients within this family were found to have a clinical diagnosis of VHL disease, however, the presenting phenotypes were not specified.

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.T105P (c.313A>C)

      LegacyVariant: c.526A>C

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 496055, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/496055/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: T105P (c.313A>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. 93 families examined at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD) underwent genetic testing for germline mutations of the VHL gene. Whole blood was extracted and genomic DNA was amplified by PCR and products were sequences using a cycle sequencing kit with dye-labeled terminators and automatically sequenced. This nonsense mutation was found in a VHL type 1 family (lineage 20). The variant was reported as c.430C>T (AF010238.1) and was mapped to Q73* (c.217C>T) (NM_000551.3). This family is stated as being previously reported in PMID 7728151 and/or 8956040. Both these reports include a family presenting with this variant and it is unclear if one or both coincide with the current family.

    4. GroupID: 97

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: N/A

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: VHL family found to have a germline rearrangement of the VHL gene. The number of family members included in this study is not specified.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: N/A

      GroupHPOFreeText: Patients within this family were found to have a clinical diagnosis of VHL disease, however, the presenting phenotypes were not specified.

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: c.712C>T

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2218, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PatientID: None (Daughter)

      KindredID: 25

      Case: M, Age Unknown, Korean

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Familial VHL. Two sons and a daughter presented with the same VHL germline mutation. All of these children presented with CNS hemangioblastomas. One of these sons also had renal cell carcinoma and was noted to have further unspecified phenotypes. His sister also had co-occurring unspecified phenotypes.

      CohortInfo: 26 Korean patients with more than one HAB in the CNS or eye, a single HAB in the CNS or retina plus a visceral manifestation (multiple renal, pancreatic or hepatic cysts, pheochromocytoma and RCC) and positive family history plus any one of the above manifestations.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (Hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Multiple or bilateral CNS hemangioblastomas. Other phenotypes presented but not specified (one or more of: pancreatic cyst or tumor, renal or hepatic cyst). Diagnosed with VHL Type 1.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0002666; HP:0009711; HP:0005584 (Pheochromocytoma, Retinal capillary hemangioma, Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: c.340+5G>C

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 36901, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/36901/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.01119, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183876-G-C?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: This variant has a large allele frequency and therefore is likely non disease causing (polymorphism).

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion; splice_site_variant

      CivicName: Splice Region (c.340+5G>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. PatientID: None (Daughter)

      KindredID: 12

      Case: F, Age Unknown, Korean

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Mother has the same mutation and presented with renal cell caricnoma.

      CohortInfo: 26 Korean patients with more than one HAB in the CNS or eye, a single HAB in the CNS or retina plus a visceral manifestation (multiple renal, pancreatic or hepatic cysts, pheochromocytoma and RCC) and positive family history plus any one of the above manifestations.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (Hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: CNS hemangioblastoma. Diagnosed with VHL Type 1.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005584; HP:0002666; HP:0009711 (Renal cell carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma, Retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Q73* (c.217C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223164, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223164/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition; stop_gained

      CivicName: Q73* (c.217C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. Medical records of 26 patients with germline mutations of the VHL gene who had been diagnosed with VHL disease in Severance Hospital (Seoul, Republic of Korea) and Samsung Medical Center (Seoul, Republic of Korea) between 2003 and 2012 were reviewed. Peripheral blood leukocytes were isolated and directly sequenced. 1 patient presented with the c.250G>T/p.Val84Leu germline variant of the VHL gene. Patient 16, 60Y female previously published in PMID 16142346, presented with multiple pheochromocytomas and a positive family history for VHL. She was diagnosed with VHL Type 2C.

    4. Medical records of 26 patients with germline mutations of the VHL gene who had been diagnosed with VHL disease in Severance Hospital (Seoul, Republic of Korea) and Samsung Medical Center (Seoul, Republic of Korea) between 2003 and 2012 were respectively reviewed. Three unrelated probands were genetically confirmed with a germline missense mutation at c.499C>T of the VHL gene. Patients 42 and 44, 10Y and 30Y males respectively, both presented with multiple and/or bilateral pheochromocytoma and CNS hemangioblastomas. Patient 43, 30Y male, presented with multiple and/or bilateral pheochromocytoma and retinal hemangioblastoma. Patients 42 and 43 had a family history negative for VHL disease while patient 44 had a positive family history of VHL disease. Patient 43s phenotypes were revised from a previous report (PMID 19949673). Patient 44 was previously reported in PMID 16142346 as well as Kim et al., 2005 (reference 15 in the current paper). All of these patients were diagnosed with VHL Type 2A.

    1. c.499C>T [p.Arg167Trp])

      PatientID: 3

      KindredID: 3

      Case: 31Y0M, Sex unknown, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: None

      CasePresentingHPOs:  HP:0010797; HP:0005584; HP:0002666 (hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: CNS hemangioblastoma first presenting at 24Y, RCC and pheos at 31Y

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009715 (Papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2218 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. 33 patients diagnosed with VHL disease, according to (Maher et al. 1990), were tested for germline VHL mutations. Genetic testing was performed on high-molecular-weight DNA from peripheral blood using Southern analysis and PCR. One patient was found to harbour the 217C>T (Gln73Ter) VHL gene mutation, recorded in the paper as c.430C>T due to a difference in transcript sequence. This patient presented with renal cell carcinoma. ACMG evidence codes: 'PP4' since the patient presents phenotypes highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology.

    1. c.280G>T p.Glu94Stop

      During the period from 2009 to 2012, 39 families with VHL disease were diagnosed with hereditary VHL disease at Peking University First Hospital Department of Urology were described as part of a broader study examining telomere length and anticipation. In these families, 19 families had two or more than two patients in two or more than two generations, including one family with obscure onset age. Therefore, a total of 57 patients with VHL disease from 18 families were enrolled in this study. Using peripheral blood and southern blotting, DNA sequencing was completed on the following patients. Family 3 involved two members with a c.280G>T change leading to a p.Glu94Stop protein change. The first member, a male, presented with hemangioblastoma at age 54 and renal cell carcinoma and pheochromocytoma at age 53. The second member, the proband’s son, presented with papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis at 23, renal cell carcinoma at 29, and pancreatic cysts at 29. Family 12 was additionally found with this mutation. This included a male proband found with hemangioblastomas at 31Y. His mother was also found with hemangioblastoma at 30Y, however she died before diagnosis; thus no DNA sample available. ACMG Evidence Code: 'PP4' because the patients' phenotypes and family histories are highly specific for VHL disease.

    2. c.533T>G p.Leu178Arg

      PatientID: None (proband 10)

      KindredID: 10

      Case: M, 57Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Patient’s son was found with the same mutation, as well as RCC diagnosed at 30Y

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0009711; HP:0005584; HP:0001737 (hemangioblastoma, retinal capillary hemangioma, renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic cysts)

      CaseHPOFreeText: patient had hemangioblastoma diagnosed at 39Y, as well as retinal capillary hemangioma, renal cell carcinoma and pancreatic cysts diagnose at 57Y

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.L178R (c.533T>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 625261 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/625261/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: L178R (c.533T>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. c.499C>T p.Arg167Trp

      During the period from 2009 to 2012, 39 families with VHL disease were diagnosed with hereditary VHL disease at Peking University First Hospital Department of Urology were described as part of a broader study examining telomere length and anticipation. In these families, 19 families had two or more than two patients in two or more than two generations, including one family with obscure onset age. Therefore, a total of 57 patients with VHL disease from 18 families were enrolled in this study. Using peripheral blood and southern blotting, DNA sequencing was completed on the following patients. Family 5 involved four members with a c.499C>T change leading to a p.Arg167Trp protein change. The first member, the father, presented with renal cell carcinoma at 63. His 3 daughters also presented. The first daughter presented with hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, ovarian cyst, and pancreatic cysts at 37, as well as pheochromocytoma at 39. The second daughter presented with pancreatic cysts at 36 and hemangioblastoma at 38. The third presented with retinal capillary hemangioma at 34. The first born son did not present with any symptoms nor the mutation. ACMG Evidence Code: 'PP4' because the patients' phenotypes and family histories are highly specific for VHL disease.

    4. c.349T>G p.Trp117Gly

      PatientID: III:7

      KindredID: 7

      Case: M, 13Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: 8 other members of this 3 generation family were observed to be affected with various presentations of VHL. This patient’s father and 3 cousins were confirmed with identical mutations. DNA samples were not available for all members in the family however.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: had hemangioblastoma at 13Y

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.W117G (c.349T>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 862346 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/862346/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: W117G (c.349T>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. In a study of 426 unrelated VHL patients, 111 were discovered to have alterations in the VHL gene. 18 novel variants were identified in VHL patients, but none were present in 200 unaffected control individuals. DNA samples from peripheral blood leukocytes underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), and direct sequence analysis of the entire coding sequence and intron-exon boundaries. This de novo, missense mutation, c.233A>G, was found in 2 VHL patients. A 24-year-old patient had retinal capillary hemangioma, pancreatic lesions, and renal cysts (index case 152). The other patient, a 33-year-old, presented with hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system and pancreatic lesions (index case 45). This variant also potentially alters the stability of the beta domain of the VHL protein. There is strong evidence for pathogenicity because this variant is de novo in a patient with the disease and no family history.

    2. In a study of 426 unrelated VHL patients, 111 were discovered to have alterations in the VHL gene. 18 novel variants were identified in VHL patients, but none were present in 200 unaffected control individuals. DNA samples from peripheral blood leukocytes underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), and direct sequence analysis of the entire coding sequence and intron-exon boundaries. The R107Pfs*25 (c.314dup) germline variant of the VHL gene was found in a 16 year old patient (ID 225) presenting with CNS hemangioblastoma. The variant is noted as Familial (i.e. “transmission of the variant from a parent”). Sibling was analyzed but details are not provided. The variant was reported as c.314_315insC and was mapped to c.314dup. There is co-segregation of disease with mutation.

    3. In a study of 426 unrelated VHL patients, 111 were discovered to have alterations in the VHL gene. 18 novel variants were identified in VHL patients, but none were present in 200 unaffected control individuals. DNA samples from peripheral blood leukocytes underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), and direct sequence analysis of the entire coding sequence and intron-exon boundaries. Mutation G93C (c.277G>T) was identified in proband 43. Proband 43 presented with retinal capillary hemangioma and pheochromocytoma. Proband and mother were found to carry the V84L (c.250G>C) germline mutation of the VHL gene. No phenotype data was provided for the mother.

    1. Of 246 patients affected with von Hippel-Lindau disease, 64 patients (26%) from 38 families had pheochromocytoma, including 33 newly diagnosed during screening studies and 31 treated before screening at NIH. Germline mutations in the VHL gene was determined from peripheral blood. Family 4783 were found with a p.Leu128Phe mutation (legacy notation c.595C>T converted to NM_000551.3) in the VHL gene. Family 4783: 3/3 had pheochromocytoma, 1/3 had retinal angiomas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor was also found in the family (number of affected members with PNET was not described). Individual patient phenotype-genotype was not described in the paper.

    2. PatientID: None

      KindredID: 5143

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Two members of this family were diagnosed with VHL Type 2B. Both members presented with pheochromocytoma, renal cell carcinoma and CNS hemangioblastoma and one of these also presented with retinal angioma.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666; HP:0010797; HP:0005584 (Pheochromocytoma, Hemangioblastoma, Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Diagnosed with CNS hemangioblastoma, pheochromocytoma, RCC and VHL Type 2B.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009711 (Retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: c.713G>A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003977, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191507-G-A

      VariantEvidence: Variant reported as 713, G to A (Arg to Gln), assumed to be reported in legacy nomenclature (AF010238.1) and mapped to c.500G>A, p.Arg167Gln (NM_000551.3).

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PatientID: II-1

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, Age unknown (deceased), Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: Large multigenerational family with a history of both VHL and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2). Screening for clinical and genetic diagnostics were gathered as well as thorough information on non-living members. None of her children or grand/great grand children were recorded with the VHL See family pedigree (Fig. 1).

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002011; HP:0009711; HP:0000077 (Morphological central nervous system abnormality, retinal capillary hemangioma; Abnormality of the kidney)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient mentioned to have CNS (including retinal angiomas) and renal involvement.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.E160Sfs*10 (c.477delA)

      LegacyVariant: c.688delA

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: c.477del, p.Glu160Serfs10 should be used. Details: 477del same as 475delA bc that codon is AAA so doesn't matter which A gets deleted: there is an A at 475 476 477 so for HGVS we say that 477 (the latter) is deleted since that follows HGVS nomenclature. Thus use c.477del: p.Glu160Serfs10

      ClinVarID: 182959 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182959/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: minus_1_frameshift_variant

      CivicName: E160fs (c.477del)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. PatientID: III-9

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 32Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Large multigenerational family with a history of both VHL and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2). Screening for clinical and genetic diagnostics were gathered as well as thorough information on non-living members. See family pedigree (Fig. 1).

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0009711; HP:0000541; HP:0002542; HP:0001737; HP:0000107; HP:0030405; HP:0001272; HP:0007366; HP:0010873; HP:0001251; HP:0001260; HP:0001310 (hemangioblastoma, Retinal capillar hemangioma, Retinal detachment, Olivopontocerebellar atrophy, Pancreatic cysts, Renal cyst, Pancreatic endocrine tumor, Cerebellar atrophy, Atrophy/Degeneration affecting the brainstem, Cervical spinal cord atrophy, Ataxia, Dysarthria, Dysmetria)

      CaseHPOFreeText: diagnosed with VHL in her early teenage years. She had retinal involvement beginning at the age of 13 treated by cryotherapy and laser therapy (presumably for retinal angiomas); and retinal detachment at the age of 23 requiring eye surgery. She had cysts of the pancreas and kidney detected at 22 years. She has also carried the diagnosis of OPCA since the age of 26-28 (new onset slurred speech and illegible handwriting). Patient had multiple renal cysts without renal tumours, however a large infiltrative enhancing mass in the tail of the pancreas was suggestive of a neuroendocrine/islet cell carcinoma, and liver metastatic foci

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.E160Sfs*10 (c.477delA)

      LegacyVariant: c.688delA

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: c.477del, p.Glu160Serfs10 should be used. Details: 477del same as 475delA bc that codon is AAA so doesn't matter which A gets deleted: there is an A at 475 476 477 so for HGVS we say that 477 (the latter) is deleted since that follows HGVS nomenclature. Thus use c.477del: p.Glu160Serfs10

      ClinVarID: 182959 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182959/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: minus_1_frameshift_variant

      CivicName: E160fs (c.477del)

      MultipleGeneVariants: SCA2 (an abnormal increase in CAG repeats in one allele of her ataxin-2 gene. This abnormal trinucleotide expansion is consistent with the diagnosis of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2)

    1. p.Tyr98His

      PatientID: 3

      KindredID: C

      Case: F, 40Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Hemangioblastoma

      FamilyInfo: Positive: The patient’s sister, one of two brothers, and mother each had the same germline mutation, although without any manifestations. As such, her family history was negative for kidney cancer, hemangioblastoma, or other features of VHL. See Fig. 3.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006880 (cerebellar hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: In 2013, at 32Y, patient presented with a hemangioblastoma in her cerebellar region.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: No other VHL- related tumors are present in this patient.

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Yes

      Variant: p.P81S (c.241C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2233 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2233/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.0002179 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183772-C-T

      VariantEvidence: Immunohistochemistry was positive for Inhibin, and negative for RCC, GFAP, and OLIG2.

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: P81S (c.241C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: Somatic, VHL, c.188_188T>TG (p.Leu63fs*4)

    1. GroupID/ KindredID: F42

      Case: Sex unknown, 13Y0M, Spanish

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: familial antecedents of clear cell carcinoma and renal cysts were found

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0006880; HP:0001737 (retinal capillary hemangioma, cerebellar hemangioblastoma, pancreatic cysts)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Age of onset is 13Y0M.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0002666; HP:0006770; HP:0000107 (pheochromocytoma, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, renal cysts)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.P154P (c.462A>G)

      LegacyVariant: g.8665A>G (splice-site)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: Patient was reported with the g. (genomic) coding positions. The g.8665A>G variant worked out to correspond with p.P154P (c.462A>G). This also happens to be a synonymous variant, not a splice variant like the paper calls it.

      ClinVarID: 411977 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003976 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10188319-A-G

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: synonymous_variant

      CivicName: P154= (c.462A>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. GroupID/ KindredID: F35

      Case: Sex unknown, 21Y0M, Spanish

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: familial antecedents found with pancreatic tumors

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000107; HP:0009711; HP:0006880; HP:0001737 (renal cysts, retinal capillary hemangioma, cerebellar hemangioblastoma, pancreatic cysts)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Age of onset is 21Y0M.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0006770; HP:0002666 (clear cell renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.L158V (c.472C>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 567944 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/567944/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: L158V (c.472C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. GroupID/ KindredID: F15

      Case: Sex unknown, 32Y0M, Spanish

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: Noted of familial antecedents of phaeochromocytoma.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Unilateral pheo. Age of onset is 32Y0M.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0006770; HP:0000107; HP:0006880; HP:0001737; HP:0009711 (clear cell renal cell carcinoma, renal cysts, cerebellar hemangioblastoma, pancreatic cysts, retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y175C (c.524A>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 36905 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/36905/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: Y175C (c.524A>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    4. GroupID/ KindredID: F2

      Case: Sex unknown, 26Y0M, Spanish

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: None. Microsatellite analysis excluded nonpaternity for this patient, leading to the assumption that this variant was de novo in character. (assumed de novo without confirmation of maternity).

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006880; HP:0001737 (cerebellar hemangioblastoma, pancreatic cysts)

      CaseHPOFreeText: cerebellar hemangioblastoma had multiple lesions. Age of onset is 26Y0M.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0006770; HP:0002666; HP:0000107; HP:0009711 (clear cell renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, renal cysts, retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.V130L (c.388G>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2229 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2229/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: V130L (c.388G>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    5. GroupID/ KindredID: F66

      Case: Sex unknown, 12Y0M, Spanish

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: familial antecedents found of pancreatic cysts

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0009711 (retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Multiple lesions on their retinal hemangioblastoma. Age of onset is 12Y0M.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0006880; HP:0002666; HP:0000107; HP:0001737; HP:0006770 (cerebellar hemangioblastoma, pheochromocytoma, renal cysts, pancreatic cysts, clear cell renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Q96* (c.286C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 428804 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/428804/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: Q96* (c.286C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. This paper analyzes a large family with Von-Hippel Lindau disease. Clinical manifestations consistent with VHL were found in 13 members of this family and all 5 affected family members who were genetically tested were positive for the Tyr112Asn (T547A; assumed to be reported according to AF010238.1 and mapped to c.334T>A [NM_000551.3]) germline mutation of the VHL gene. The other affected individuals were unavailable for testing or died before testing could be completed. Interestingly, 3 family members tested positive without clinical manifestations, but may be too young to present with features. Clinical manifestations in this family included: CNS hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma (7/13 members), retinal hemangioblastoma, renal cysts, and pheochromocytoma. ACMG evidence codes: 'PP1' based on segregation results, 'PP2' because they observe a missense variant in genes where missense variants are common mechanisms of disease, 'PP4' because the patient's phenotypes and family history are highly specific for a disease with single genetic etiology.

    1. 8702C->T substitution was detected in patient II/3 (Figure 2) resulting in the R167W codon change

      The proband (II/3), of italian descent, was found to have the c.499C>T change (referred to in the paper by 8702C->T due to a difference in transcript sequence) causing R167W of the VHL gene. This variant was detected using direct sequencing of PCR products obtained from genomic DNA extracted from the patients peripheral blood leukocytes using the DNA extractor BIO ROBOT EZ 1 (Qiagen). The c.499C>T change was detected in the exon 3 of VHL gene. He had retina angioma with renal carcinoma. His daughter (III/3) also had the mutation and was symptomatic but specific phenotypes were not specified. His son (III/4) was asymptomatic, but it is unclear if he was tested or not for the genetic variant. His father (I/1), had the mutation and presented with a haemangioblastoma. His brother (II/2), also had the mutation and presented with renal carcinoma, central nervous system haemangioblastoma, pheochromacytoma and pancreatic cysts. ACMG evidence codes: 'PP1' since we have cosegregation with the disease in multiple affected family members, 'PP4' since the patient presents phenotypes highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology.

    1. Horm Res Paediatr 2016;86(suppl 1):I-IV https://doi.org/10.1159/000449141

      This abstract reported the case of unilateral single familial pheochromocytoma diagosed in a father and his son. They both carried a single mutation in the VHL gene, c.235C>G (p.R79G). The son was diagnosed and treated at age 9, while the father was intervened at age 40. ACMG: 'PP4' because the patients' phenotypes and family history are highly specidic for a disease with single genetic etiology.

    1. In a study of 114 unrelated VHL families, 85 germline mutations were found. VHL mutations were detected in affected family members, but not in unaffected family members or 96 normal individuals. This frameshift mutation was found in 4 family members with VHL type 1 phenotype (Family ID 3616), using PCR and SSCP sequencing. The mutation of c.462delA was referred to in the paper by c.675delA due to a difference in transcript sequence. Two of 4 members carried retinal hemangioblastomas and 2 with renal cell carcinoma. Supporting evidence of pathogenicity because of the introduction of an early stop codon in a gene where loss of function is an established mechanism of disease (ACMG code: PVS1).

    2. In a study of 114 unrelated VHL affected families, germline mutations in the VHL gene were identified in 85 of the families. VHL mutations were detected in affected family members, but not in unaffected family members or 96 normal individuals, however it seems unaffected family members were not tested genetically for the mutations. Mutations in the VHL gene were detected by SSCP and DNA sequencing. Haplotypes were determined with four microsatellite polymorphic probes. The missense mutation L184P (c.551T>C) (In the paper noted as nucleotide position 764 and codon position 255 due to old reference transcript), was found in 2 individuals in family 3708. Both individuals were identified with renal cell carcinoma and one also presented with a CNS hemangioblastoma. Additional information regarding the family information, including a pedigree, were not provided. ACMG evidence codes: 'flag for PP4' since the patients phenotype and family history is consistent with VHL, 'flag for PP1' because there is co-segregation of variant with the phenotype in two members of the family.

    3. GroupID: 3708

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      GroupSize: 2

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: Familial VHL stated; 2 family members recorded with this mutation.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0005584 (hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: both (2) members has RCC and 1 member had hemangioblastoma

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0002666 (retinal capillary hemangioma, pheochromocytoma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 8956040

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.L184P (c.551T>C)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: p.L255P (c.764T>C)

      ClinVarID: 419447 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/419447/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: L184P (c.551T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. nt 712 C/T 167 Arg→Trp R167W Missense 5

      GroupID: 37

      DiseaseAssertion: hemangioblastoma

      GroupSize: 5

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 5 out of the 81 patients listed in this hemangioblastoma cohort were found with this c.499C>T mutation. Any relation is unknown.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (hemangioblastoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: all patients had hemangioblastoma of the CNS; One patient was said to be found with a primary asymptomatic tumor. Other phenotypes are unknown.

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: p.R167W (c.712C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2218 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. nt 694 C/G 161 Arg→Gly R161G Missense 1

      PatientID: 31

      GroupID/ KindredID: 31

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: hemangioblastoma

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: other phenotypes unknown.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R161G (c.481C>G)

      LegacyVariant: p.R161G (c.694C>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 618484 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/618484/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: R161G (c.481C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3.  nt 477 G/C88Trp→CysW88CMissense

      A cohort of 141 patients with hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system was analyzed. 81 patients had germline mutations in the VHL gene, analyzed through peripheral blood by Southern blotting andd SSCP analysis. This missense mutation (c.264G>C) was recorded in the paper as c.477G>C due to a difference in transcript sequence. It was found in one patient with hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system. No other phenotype described.

    1. GroupID: II (from Hemangioma VHL Associated Group)

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: Studied 36 VHL-related pheochromocytoma by comparative genomic hybridization. In addition, we compared their genetic profiles with those of (1) multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2)-related pheochromocytomas; (2) previously reported sporadic pheochromocytomas; and (3) VHL-related CNS hemangioblastomas.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient had two VHL associated hemangioblastomas.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: MEN1 and SDHD

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.N78S (c.233A>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: p.N78S (c.446A>G)

      ClinVarID: 93326 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/93326/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: N78S (c.233A>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PMID: 21519372

      A case report of a woman presenting with bilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma and  multiple pancreatic massess (paraganglioma) at 18 years of age is presented. Molecular analysis on peripheral leukocytes confirmed the presence of the above mutation (c.499C>T). Additional clinical manifestations in this patient include retinal and cerebellar hemangioblastomas (at 19Y and 22Y), and a neuroendocrine tumour (at 24Y). Family history shows 3 additional family members who likely have VHL, but have not been genetically tested. Clinical manifestations in these individuals included: pheochromocytoma, pancreatic cysts, and paraganglioma. ACMG evidence codes: 'PP2' because they observe a missense variant in a gene where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease, 'PP4' because the patients' phenotype or family history are highly specific for a disease with single genetic etiology.

    1. c.548 C>Aap.S183X

      53 patients with a molecularly confirmed VHL mutation (by PCR through EDTA-anticoagulated blood) and a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (ICT) were collected from the German NET-Registry and the German VHL-registry. An additional 296 patients were stated in this paper with a VHL associated germline mutation, but without pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. 5 patients were found to have the above mutation (c.548C>A). 1 was a VHL patient with an ICT (pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor) taken from the VHL-registry. The other 4 patients were stated to be in this study with the given mutation, however no ICT. Other clinical manifestations outside of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor are possible, but were not discussed. ACMG evidence codes: 'PVS1' because they observe a nonsense variant in a gene where loss of function is a known mechanism of disease .

    2. c.394 C>Tap.Q132X

      GroupID: 14A

      Case: Sex, Age, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: None. The patient with the given mutation in this study was a VHL patient with pancreatic ICTs.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0030405 (pancreatic endocrine tumor)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient has islet cell tumors (ICTs), or listed as pancreatic endocrine tumor.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Q132* (c.394C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 288749 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/288749/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: Q132* (c.394C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. c.277 G>Cap.G93R

      53 patients with a molecularly confirmed VHL mutation (by PCR through EDTA-anticoagulated blood) and a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (ICT) were collected from the German NET-Registry and the German VHL-registry. An additional 296 patients were stated in this paper with a VHL associated germline mutation, but without pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. 1 patient was found to have the above mutation (c.277G>C). Other clinical manifestations outside of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor are possible, but were not discussed. ACMG evidence codes: 'PP2' because they observe a missense variant in a gene where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease.

    4. c.393 C>Aap.N131K

      53 patients with a molecularly confirmed VHL mutation (by PCR through EDTA-anticoagulated blood) and a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (ICT) were collected from the German NET-Registry and the German VHL-registry. An additional 296 patients were stated in this paper with a VHL associated germline mutation, but without pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. 1 patient was found to have the above mutation (c.393C>A). This was a VHL patient with an ICT (pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor) taken from the VHL-registry. Other clinical manifestations outside of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor are possible, but were not discussed. ACMG evidence codes: 'PP2' because they observe a missense variant in a gene where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease.

    1. Asn78Ser

      The National Cancer Institute has a frozen tumour bank of ccRCC tumours that have been removed from VHL patients. Illumina's Human Whole-Genome Sequencing service was used to sequence blood, tumour tissue, and normal kidney tissue. One 28Y male patient with ccRCC was confirmed with a germline missense mutation (p.Asn78Ser) in the VHL gene. No family history or other phenotype was provided.

    1. Through PCR purification and Sanger sequencing of peripheral blood (using an alcohol precipitation method), 121 consecutive, unrelated, index PCC/PGL patients underwent genetic testing for five PCC/PGL susceptibility genes (RET, VHL, SDHB, SDHD and SDHC) and were evaluated for clinical diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type1. Three unrelated probands were genetically confirmed with a familial mutation at c.499C>T of the VHL gene. The first was an 11 year old male who presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma and retinal capillary hemangioma. The second was an 11 year old male who presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma and PNETs. The third was an 18 year old female who presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma and sympathetic paraganglioma, CNS hemangioblastoma and PNETs. Family histories are unknown but positive.

    2. PatientID: None

      KindredID: 2

      Case: M, 11Y0M, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: Familial/syndromic (FS) association

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666; HP:0030405 (Pheochromocytoma; pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Benign bilateral pheochromocytoma and PNET at age 11

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: SDHB,SDHC, SDHD, and exons 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of RET proto-oncogene

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2218 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. VHL_5Frozenc.256C>Tp.Pro86SerM30AdrenalPCCB

      PatientID: VHL_5 (tumor ID)

      KindredID: 5

      Case: M, 30Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Adrenal pheochromocytoma

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006748 (Adrenal pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient had a benign adrenal pheochromocytoma at 30Y.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.P86S (c.256C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 178692, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/178692/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: P86S (c.256C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. missense mutation (N78D)

      This paper reports a VHL family harboring a novel missense mutation (N78D). Genetic testing was performed using peripheral whole blood, on 9 members of this kindred, which revealed 3 patients carried the above mutation. The 6 members who did not carry the mutation were asymptomatic, while the 3 carriers had manifestations. In addition to the 3 carriers, there was 3 additional kin who had clinical features of VHL, but died before testing could be performed. The clinical manifestations in this kindred included: spinal hemangioblastoma, cerebellar hemangioblastoma, endolymphatic sac tumor, pancreatic cysts, and renal cysts. ACMG evidence codes: 'PP1' because of segregation results, 'PP2' because they observe a missense variant in a gene where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease, 'PP4' because the patient's phenotypes or family history are highly specific for a disease with single genetic etiology.

    1. PatientID: 1

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 39Y0M, Korean

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: 55 patients treated at Asan Medical Center in Korea treated between January 1995 and February 2013 clinically diagnosed with VHL disease and presenting with pancreatic lesions.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0030405 (pancreatic endocrine tumor)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient had a neuroendocrine tumour in the pancreas at age 37. A Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed and the largest tumour resected was 24 mm. The patient was followed up 27.7 months later.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.E70K (c.208G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 43598 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43598

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000004365 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183739-G-A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName:E70K (c.208G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. 17 (22%) had frameshift variants

      PatientID: 66

      KindredID: 66

      Case: Sex, Age, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL (asymptomatic)

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0030421; HP:0009711; HP:0030405; HP:0006770; HP:0100634; HP:0010797 (epididymal tumour, retinal capillary hemangioma, pancreatic endocrine tumour, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine neoplasm, hemangioblastoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: patient was not recorded to have an epididymal tumor, a pancreatic endocrine tumour (pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm), CCRCC, a neuroendocrine neoplasm (pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma), nor a CNS hemangioblamstoma.

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Yes; see table S1 for VHL subject genetic and manifestation information.

      Variant: p.F136Lfs*23 (c.408delT)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 43601 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43601/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: minus_1_frameshift_variant

      CivicName: F136Lfs*23 (c.408delT)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. 35 (45%) had missense variant

      PatientID: 29

      KindredID: 29

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0006770; HP:0009711 (hemangioblastoma; clear cell renal cell carcinoma; retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0100634; HP:0030405; HP:0030421 (Neuroendocrine neoplasm, pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm, Epididymal neoplasm)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Yes; see table S1 for VHL subject genetic and manifestation information.

      Variant: p.P86L (c.257C>T)

      LegacyVariant: p.P157L (c.470C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: converted from legacy notation c.470C>T; Pro157Leu; authors contacted

      ClinVarID: 182977 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182977/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: P86L (c.257C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. 17 (22%) had frameshift variants

      PatientID: 46

      KindredID: 46 **

      Case: Sex, Age, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: ** Patients 46, 50, 71, and 72 were reported previously in Aronoff et al, 2018 (PMID: 29437867) as family 5

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: CNS hemangioblamstoma

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0030421; HP:0009711; HP:0030405; HP:0006770; HP:0100634 (epididymal tumour, retinal capillary hemangioma, pancreatic endocrine tumour, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine neoplasm)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: patient was not recorded to have an epididymal tumor, a pancreatic endocrine tumour (pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm), CCRCC, nor a neuroendocrine neoplasm (pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma)

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 29437867

      SupplementalData: Yes; see table S1 for VHL subject genetic and manifestation information.

      Variant: p.F136Lfs*23 (c.408delT)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 43601 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43601/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: minus_1_frameshift_variant

      CivicName: F136Lfs*23 (c.408delT)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    4. missense variants

      PatientID: 32

      KindredID: 32

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006770; HP:0010797; HP:0100634 (clear cell renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastoma, neuroendocrine neoplasm)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0030405; HP:0009711; HP:0030421 (pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm, retinal capillary hemangioma, Epididymal neoplasm)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 29437867 (Family 1 - see here for more info)

      SupplementalData: Yes; see table S1 for VHL subject genetic and manifestation information.

      Variant: p.S65A (c.193T>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223160 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223160

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: S65A (c.193T>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    5. missense variants

      PatientID: 61

      KindredID: 61

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0030405; HP:0009711; HP:0030421 (hemangioblastoma; pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm, retinal capillary hemangioma; Epididymal neoplasm)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0100634; HP:0006770 (Neuroendocrine neoplasm, clear cell renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 29437867 (Family 7 - see here for more info)

      SupplementalData: Yes; see table S1 for VHL subject genetic and manifestation information.

      Variant: p.R107G (c.319C>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 43599 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43599

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: R107G (c.319C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. F12c.414A>G/WTVHL p.Pro138Pro/WTNNNNVHL disease—

      PatientID: II (son)

      KindredID: F12

      Case: M, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: 4 members of this family (I.mother, II.daughter, II.son, III.granddaughter) presented with pheochromocytoma and were found to have the P138= (c.414A>G) germline variant of the VHL gene.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.P138= (c.414A>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223206, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223206/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition; synonymous_variant

      CivicName: P138= (c.414A>G)

    2. Figure 6. Functional study of synonymous mutations in VHL E2. (A) Functional hypoxia response element (HRE)–dependent reporter assays were performed in 786-O cells to evaluate the impact of VHL mutations in E2 (P138L and G144R) on VHL protein activity. The VHL protein lacking E2 (pVHL172/VHLΔE2) was used as a negative control. The results are expressed as firefly luciferase activity relative to Renilla luciferase as an internal control; 1.0 unit denotes the basal activity of endogenous HIF-2α using the HRE luciferase reporter plasmid. Immunoblots using an antibody specific for the hemagglutinin tag (HA) were used to detect HA-VHL. (B) Characterization of VHL E2 skipping by minigene analyses. Minigene experiments were performed in a variety of cell lines relevant to the studied diseases: renal (293T, 786-O, and HK2), pheochromocytoma (pheo; PC12), erythroid cell line (UT7 cultured with erythropoietin), and LCL. RT-PCR was performed on mRNA obtained from cell lines transfected with a minigene construct containing VHL E2 flanked by intronic sequences cloned between the SERPING1 exons (exons A and B; targeted by the RT-PCR primers). Bands corresponding to EA and EB spliced together or with VHL E2 are indicated on the right. (C) Sashimi plots from RNA-seq data. The positions of the different VHL exons are indicated, with the maximum number of reads for each exon indicated at the right. Splice junctions are denoted by the horizontal links, with details provided in supplemental Figure 15A. (D) Heatmap of pheochromocytoma transcriptome data. A comparison of transcriptome data for the pheochromocytoma from patient F11 III.1 (with P138P mutation) vs Affymetrix data from the largest available cohort of paragangliomas/pheochromocytomas (recruited by the French COMETE network) that identified homogeneous molecular subgroups associated with susceptibility genes (Burnichon et al30).
    3. F1, II.1c.429C>T/c.340+770T>CVHL p.Asp143Asp/X1 p.Ser179Pro?1991/15 yM16.6576.9163Erythrocytosis, kidney ischemic infarct—

      PatientID: II.1

      KindredID: F1

      Case: M, 15Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Polycythemia

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001901 (Polycythemia)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Diagnosed with erythrocytosis (Polycythemia) and kidney ischemic infarct at age 15 (DOB: 1991).

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: c.340+770T>C

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 816685, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/816685/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: Variants are heterozygous.

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition; splice_site_variant

      CivicName: D143= (c.429C>T) and c.340+770T>C

      MultipleGeneVariants: Germline, VHL, c.429C>T (p.Asp143Asp)

    4. c.429C>T/c.429C>T

      The authors identify a new VHL cryptic exon (termed E1') deep in intron 1 that is naturally expressed in many tissues. Mutations in E1' are identified in 7 families with erythrocytosis and in 1 large family with typical VHL disease but without any alteration in the other VHL exons. In this study, the authors show that the mutations in E1' induced a dysregulation of VHL splicing with excessive retention of E1' and were associated with a downregulation of VHL protein expression. Patient II.1 (family F9) was found to have the germline variant D143= (c.429C>T). The patient was diagnosed with erythrocytosis at 5 months old (DOB: 1997). This variant is homozygous in the patient. This patient was also found to have the HB Sitia germline variant. Both asymptomatic parents were genetically sequenced and found to be carriers of the variant. Patient II.1 (family F10) was also found to have this variant. This patient was diagnosed with erythrocytosis (Polycythemia) and splenomegaly at 4.5 years old (DOB: 2002). This patient was also found to have the Beta Thalassemia germline variant. This patient’s asymptomatic patients were both found to be carriers of the same variant in VHL. Their other child (II.2) also carried the gene. Patient II.1 was the only one who was homozygous for the variant.

    5. Expression study of the new VHL isoforms in patients' cellsRNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis of patients' LCLs and tumors demonstrated that genomic variants in E1′ were associated with an upregulation of transcripts containing the E1′ cryptic exon compared with controls (Figure 3A; supplemental Figure 8). In addition, the mutated allele was preferentially expressed (>70%), suggesting a causal relationship between the genetic variants and E1′ retention (supplemental Figure 8C).Figure 3. Expression study of the new VHL transcript isoforms in patient cells. (A) Sashimi plots from RNA-seq data obtained from samples (LCLs or pheochromocytomas [Pheo]) of 3 patients from F8. The positions of the different VHL exons are indicated, with the maximal number of reads indicated at the right. Splice junctions are denoted by the horizontal links, with details provided in supplemental Figure 8. (B) TaqMan quantification of the different VHL isoforms from samples of F8 performed using probes specific to VHL E1-E2, the translated sequence upstream E1′, or E1-E1′ junctions. Relative gene expression was normalized to LCL control (C1) fixed at 1 (mean results of technical duplicates). (C) TaqMan quantification of the different VHL isoforms in LCLs (established from 2 independent controls and from patients of F1, F2, and F8) cultured in the absence or presence of puromycin (puro), an inhibitor of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. TaqMan probes were specific to the VHL E1-E1′ or E1-E2 junction. The graph resumes experiments performed on LCLs cultured independently 3 times and quantified in duplicate. Data are represented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. (D) RT-PCR using primers specific for E1 and E3 was performed on mRNA extracted from LCLs established from controls and patients of F6 (carrying the mutation c.340+574A>T that targets the SA site of E1′). Patient with erythrocytosis is indicated in red. On the right, the spliced isoforms are schematically represented. **P < .05, ***P < .01 based on Student t test. *Denotes larger fragments that contained E1′ spliced with E1, but with 15 nucleotides deleted (represented in red) by the use of an alternative SA site (sequences of the cloned bands are detailed in supplemental Figure 10).Download : Download high-res image (230KB)Download : Download full-size imageFigure 3. Expression study of the new VHL transcript isoforms in patient cells. (A) Sashimi plots from RNA-seq data obtained from samples (LCLs or pheochromocytomas [Pheo]) of 3 patients from F8. The positions of the different VHL exons are indicated, with the maximal number of reads indicated at the right. Splice junctions are denoted by the horizontal links, with details provided in supplemental Figure 8. (B) TaqMan quantification of the different VHL isoforms from samples of F8 performed using probes specific to VHL E1-E2, the translated sequence upstream E1′, or E1-E1′ junctions. Relative gene expression was normalized to LCL control (C1) fixed at 1 (mean results of technical duplicates). (C) TaqMan quantification of the different VHL isoforms in LCLs (established from 2 independent controls and from patients of F1, F2, and F8) cultured in the absence or presence of puromycin (puro), an inhibitor of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. TaqMan probes were specific to the VHL E1-E1′ or E1-E2 junction. The graph resumes experiments performed on LCLs cultured independently 3 times and quantified in duplicate. Data are represented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. (D) RT-PCR using primers specific for E1 and E3 was performed on mRNA extracted from LCLs established from controls and patients of F6 (carrying the mutation c.340+574A>T that targets the SA site of E1′). Patient with erythrocytosis is indicated in red. On the right, the spliced isoforms are schematically represented. **P < .05, ***P < .01 based on Student t test. *Denotes larger fragments that contained E1′ spliced with E1, but with 15 nucleotides deleted (represented in red) by the use of an alternative SA site (sequences of the cloned bands are detailed in supplemental Figure 10).We performed quantitative RT-PCR using TaqMan probes specific for the different splicing junctions or for the region upstream of E1′ (location of probes shown in Figure 1C), which showed a strong upregulation of a unique isoform containing E1′ spliced with E1 in LCLs and tumors from patients of F8 compared with controls (Figure 3B). The study therefore focused on the isoform E1-E1′. Transcripts that retained E1′ spliced with E1 contained (in-frame with E1) a premature termination codon (Figure 1C) and could likely be targeted for degradation according to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) mechanisms. We therefore investigated the expression of transcripts that contained E1 spliced with E1′ in the absence or presence of puromycin, an inhibitor of NMD. Without puromycin, higher levels of expression were seen in samples with mutated E1′ (Figure 3C) compared with samples containing WT E1′. Exposure to puromycin resulted in a profound induction of isoforms containing E1 spliced with E1′ vs other isoforms (Figure 3C; supplemental Figure 9). These results indicated that isoforms with E1-E1′ junction were degraded by NMD and may have failed to produce proteins. We performed RT-PCR on LCL samples of F6 carrying the mutation in the SA site, using primers in VHL exons E1 and E3. We observed fragments of larger size in samples from patients carrying the mutation, which were highly visible in the presence of puromycin (Figure 3D). Cloning and sequencing of these fragments demonstrated a dysregulated splicing of E1′ with the use of an alternative SA site located 15 nucleotides downstream (supplemental Figure 10).To measure the impact of the splicing dysregulation on pVHL expression, we performed an immunoblot with an antibody able to recognize the amino acids encoded by E1 and therefore able to detect the different pVHL isoforms.8 The antibody detected overexpressed exogenous X1 protein after transfection of the plasmid encoding X1 (Figure 4A). However, it failed to detect the endogenous protein, even in patients' samples that overexpressed the mRNA containing E1-E1′. Instead, the immunoblots showed a lower expression of all the VHL protein isoforms in patients with mutated E1′ (Figures 4A-B).Figure 4. Functional studies of mutations in VHL E1′. (A-B) Immunoblot analysis of patient LCLs. A representative immunoblot (A) and quantification of 3 different immunoblots (B) are presented. Relative gene expression was normalized to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) expression, and results obtained with LCL control (C1) were fixed at 100%. Data are represented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. A VHL antibody that recognized VHL E1 was able to detect the hypothetical X1 protein. In the most left lane, control LCLs were transfected with an expression vector containing the coding sequence for X1; 5 µg of proteins were blotted vs 45 µg for other samples to avoid signal saturation with overexpressed X1. Patients with erythrocytosis are indicated in red. (C) Functional hypoxia response element (HRE)–dependent reporter assays were performed in 786-O cells (ie, VHL− cells that constitutively express HIF-2α). The results are expressed as relative firefly luciferase activity with Renilla luciferase as an internal control; 1.0 unit denotes the basal activity of endogenous HIF-2α using the HRE luciferase reporter plasmid. The ability of WT and mutated X1 to downregulate firefly luciferase activity (related to HIF activity) was compared with pVHL and in competition with pVHL. An immunoblot using an antibody specific to the hemagglutinin tag (HA) was used to detect HA-VHL and HA-X1. X1-L128V+L138P corresponds to a potential impact of the c.340+648T>C and c.340+617C>G mutations on the hypothetical X1 protein. Three independent experiments were performed. (D) Characterization of VHL E1′ retention by the minigene experiment (representative picture of agarose gel; n = 3). RT-PCR was performed on mRNA obtained from cell lines transfected with a minigene construct containing VHL E1′ (WT or mutated) flanked by large intronic sequences cloned between the SERPING1 exons (exons A and B, targeted by the RT-PCR primers). The plasmids were transfected, and the expression of the spliced chimeric transcripts (containing EA and EB ± E1′) was analyzed. Two WT constructs containing E1′ were used; 1 contained the single-nucleotide polymorphism c.340+1150T>C (rs779808). Bands corresponding to EA and EB spliced together or with VHL E1′ are indicated on the right. *P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001, ****P < .0001 based on Student t test. †Corresponds to unspecific bands verified by sequencing. The minigene experiment performed with the construction carrying the mutation c.340+574A>T (that targets the SA site of E1′ in F6) confirmed the use of an alternative SA site (right panel) with the deletion of 15 nucleotides (represented in red). ns, not significant.Download : Download high-res image (204KB)Download : Download full-size imageFigure 4. Functional studies of mutations in VHL E1′. (A-B) Immunoblot analysis of patient LCLs. A representative immunoblot (A) and quantification of 3 different immunoblots (B) are presented. Relative gene expression was normalized to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) expression, and results obtained with LCL control (C1) were fixed at 100%. Data are represented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. A VHL antibody that recognized VHL E1 was able to detect the hypothetical X1 protein. In the most left lane, control LCLs were transfected with an expression vector containing the coding sequence for X1; 5 µg of proteins were blotted vs 45 µg for other samples to avoid signal saturation with overexpressed X1. Patients with erythrocytosis are indicated in red. (C) Functional hypoxia response element (HRE)–dependent reporter assays were performed in 786-O cells (ie, VHL− cells that constitutively express HIF-2α). The results are expressed as relative firefly luciferase activity with Renilla luciferase as an internal control; 1.0 unit denotes the basal activity of endogenous HIF-2α using the HRE luciferase reporter plasmid. The ability of WT and mutated X1 to downregulate firefly luciferase activity (related to HIF activity) was compared with pVHL and in competition with pVHL. An immunoblot using an antibody specific to the hemagglutinin tag (HA) was used to detect HA-VHL and HA-X1. X1-L128V+L138P corresponds to a potential impact of the c.340+648T>C and c.340+617C>G mutations on the hypothetical X1 protein. Three independent experiments were performed. (D) Characterization of VHL E1′ retention by the minigene experiment (representative picture of agarose gel; n = 3). RT-PCR was performed on mRNA obtained from cell lines transfected with a minigene construct containing VHL E1′ (WT or mutated) flanked by large intronic sequences cloned between the SERPING1 exons (exons A and B, targeted by the RT-PCR primers). The plasmids were transfected, and the expression of the spliced chimeric transcripts (containing EA and EB ± E1′) was analyzed. Two WT constructs containing E1′ were used; 1 contained the single-nucleotide polymorphism c.340+1150T>C (rs779808). Bands corresponding to EA and EB spliced together or with VHL E1′ are indicated on the right. *P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001, ****P < .0001 based on Student t test. †Corresponds to unspecific bands verified by sequencing. The minigene experiment performed with the construction carrying the mutation c.340+574A>T (that targets the SA site of E1′ in F6) confirmed the use of an alternative SA site (right panel) with the deletion of 15 nucleotides (represented in red). ns, not significant.Functional characterization of the mutated VHL E1′Because the hypoxia pathway represents the major pathway involved in the genesis of secondary erythrocytosis and VHL disease,13, 14, 1528 we performed functional studies of the hypothetical WT or mutated X1 proteins using hypoxia response element–dependent reporter assays. These functional tests failed to reveal any substantial effects of X1 on this pathway, either alone or in competition with pVHL (Figure 4C; supplemental Figure 11). We next focused our study on a potential impact of the E1′ variants on splicing by performing splicing reporter minigene assays in various cell lines. The experiments showed that splicing of WT E1′ was barely detected (Figure 4D). Interestingly, higher molecular weight bands corresponding to the expected spliced isoforms containing E1′ appeared in the presence of the mutations. Cloning and sequencing of the isoforms confirmed a retention of E1′ at the expected splicing sites. The level of expression of this upper isoform, specific to E1′ inclusion, was higher for mutations associated with cancers than for those with erythrocytosis, independently of the cell lines. Notably, the combination of both variants associated with cancer had a more pronounced effect than each variant individually (the single-nucleotide polymorphism showing very low effect), suggesting a synergistic effect of the variants on splicing (supplemental Figure 12). In silico analysis of c.340+617C>G consistently predicted a severe alteration of splicing by the creation of an exonic splicing enhancer site (supplemental Figure 13).The minigene experiment performed with mutated E1′ at the SA site (F6) confirmed the inclusion of E1′ during splicing (Figure 4D, right panel), using the same downstream alternative SA site identified in mRNA extracted from patients' LCLs (supplemental Figure 10).Synonymous mutations in VHL E2 induce exon skippingWe then focused our study on the synonymous heterozygous D143D mutation in E2, identified in the proband of F1. This mutation was also identified in the homozygous state in 2 patients with erythrocytosis (F9 and F10; Figure 5A; Table 1). The mRNA extracted from LCLs established from the different members of these 2 families was reverse transcribed and sequenced. Comparison of chromatograms obtained by sequencing of DNA vs cDNA displayed a weaker peak of the mutated allele in cDNA, reflecting a decreased expression of the mRNA transcripts carrying the mutation.Download : Download high-res image (221KB)Download : Download full-size imageFigure 5. Genetic and expression study of synonymous mutations in VHL E2. (A-B) Pedigree and sequence chromatograms of germline DNA, tumor (pheochromocytoma) DNA, or cDNA prepared from 2 families (F9 and F10) with erythrocytosis (A) and 2 families (F11 and F12) with VHL disease (B). (C) Results of RT-PCR using mRNA extracted from LCLs (F9 and F10) and leukocytes and tumor material (pheochromocytoma) (F11 and F12). (D) TaqMan quantification of the different VHL isoforms in LCLs (established from patients of F9, F10, and F11) cultured in the absence or presence of puromycin. TaqMan probes are specific to the VHL E1-E2 or E1-E3 junction. Relative gene expression was normalized to LCL control (C1). (E) Immunoblot analysis of patient LCLs. Patients with erythrocytosis are indicated in red. A representative immunoblot (upper panel) and quantification of 4 different immunoblots are displayed (lower panel). Relative gene expression was normalized to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) expression, and results obtained with C1 were fixed at 100%. Data are represented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. *P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001, ****P < .0001 based on Student t test. CNS, central nervous system.A different synonymous mutation in E2, c.414A>G p.Pro138Pro (P138P), was identified in 2 families (F11 and F12) with VHL disease (Figure 5B). This heterozygous mutation segregated with the disease in 3 generations. Sequencing of DNA extracted from the pheochromocytoma of F11-III.1 showed a loss of the WT allele in the tumor, demonstrating loss of heterozygosity as currently described in classical VHL disease.Suspecting an effect of the synonymous mutations on splicing, we next assessed the expression of the VHL transcripts in patients' samples by RT-PCR (Figure 5C). We found a significant change in the ratio of expressed VHL isoforms, with a higher expression of the E1-E3 transcripts in LCLs of patients homozygous for D143D and in the pheochromocytoma with P138P mutation. These results suggest an effect of the mutation on splicing regulatory elements, leading to E2 skipping. In silico analysis of the synonymous mutations indicated a potential effect on exonic splicing enhancer motifs (supplemental Figure 14).To specifically quantify the different VHL isoforms, we performed quantitative RT-PCR on LCLs using TaqMan probes complementary to the VHL E1-E2 or E1-E3 junction (Figure 5D). All mutated samples displayed an increase of the isoform with skipped E2 (E1-E3). The patients carrying a homozygous D143D mutation presented a severe decrease of the WT isoform expression level. These results demonstrated that synonymous mutations in E2 affected mRNA isoform production.To evaluate a potential impact on protein expression, we performed a western blot analysis. We did not observe any overexpression of the pVHL172 isoform as expected from mRNA quantification studies. However, in patients homozygous for D143D, we detected a strong downregulation of all the pVHL isoforms, which was also observed to a lesser extent in LCL samples from heterozygous patients (Figure 5E).Proportion of VHL E2 skipping is correlated with disease severity in minigene experimentsTo study the impact of the synonymous E2 mutations on splicing in different cell lines, we performed minigene assays. We tested the implications of the D143D and P138P mutations on splicing in addition to the nearby mutations described in patients with erythrocytosis (P138L and G144R).4,6,29 Indeed, these mutations may also affect splicing rather than VHL protein function. We first evaluated the loss of function of these mutants by reporter assays. We found that these could downregulate HIF in a manner similar to the WT protein, in contrast to VHL proteins lacking E2 (pVHLΔE2), which are described as nonfunctional in terms of their regulation of HIF activity8, 9, 1012 (Figure 6A). Minigene experiments were performed in a variety of cell lines relevant to the studied diseases, using LCLs as control (Figure 6B). We demonstrated that all mutations caused E2 skipping in LCLs. In other cell lines, these experiments demonstrated a major impact on the VHL E2 splicing of the P138P mutation, which is associated with cancer. The mutations P138L, D143D, and G144R, which are all associated with erythrocytosis, displayed a weaker effect on splicing, with slight variations among cell lines but with a stronger effect in the erythroid cell line (UT7 cultured with erythropoietin).Figure 6. Functional study of synonymous mutations in VHL E2. (A) Functional hypoxia response element (HRE)–dependent reporter assays were performed in 786-O cells to evaluate the impact of VHL mutations in E2 (P138L and G144R) on VHL protein activity. The VHL protein lacking E2 (pVHL172/VHLΔE2) was used as a negative control. The results are expressed as firefly luciferase activity relative to Renilla luciferase as an internal control; 1.0 unit denotes the basal activity of endogenous HIF-2α using the HRE luciferase reporter plasmid. Immunoblots using an antibody specific for the hemagglutinin tag (HA) were used to detect HA-VHL. (B) Characterization of VHL E2 skipping by minigene analyses. Minigene experiments were performed in a variety of cell lines relevant to the studied diseases: renal (293T, 786-O, and HK2), pheochromocytoma (pheo; PC12), erythroid cell line (UT7 cultured with erythropoietin), and LCL. RT-PCR was performed on mRNA obtained from cell lines transfected with a minigene construct containing VHL E2 flanked by intronic sequences cloned between the SERPING1 exons (exons A and B; targeted by the RT-PCR primers). Bands corresponding to EA and EB spliced together or with VHL E2 are indicated on the right. (C) Sashimi plots from RNA-seq data. The positions of the different VHL exons are indicated, with the maximum number of reads for each exon indicated at the right. Splice junctions are denoted by the horizontal links, with details provided in supplemental Figure 15A. (D) Heatmap of pheochromocytoma transcriptome data. A comparison of transcriptome data for the pheochromocytoma from patient F11 III.1 (with P138P mutation) vs Affymetrix data from the largest available cohort of paragangliomas/pheochromocytomas (recruited by the French COMETE network) that identified homogeneous molecular subgroups associated with susceptibility genes (Burnichon et al30).Download : Download high-res image (254KB)Download : Download full-size imageFigure 6. Functional study of synonymous mutations in VHL E2. (A) Functional hypoxia response element (HRE)–dependent reporter assays were performed in 786-O cells to evaluate the impact of VHL mutations in E2 (P138L and G144R) on VHL protein activity. The VHL protein lacking E2 (pVHL172/VHLΔE2) was used as a negative control. The results are expressed as firefly luciferase activity relative to Renilla luciferase as an internal control; 1.0 unit denotes the basal activity of endogenous HIF-2α using the HRE luciferase reporter plasmid. Immunoblots using an antibody specific for the hemagglutinin tag (HA) were used to detect HA-VHL. (B) Characterization of VHL E2 skipping by minigene analyses. Minigene experiments were performed in a variety of cell lines relevant to the studied diseases: renal (293T, 786-O, and HK2), pheochromocytoma (pheo; PC12), erythroid cell line (UT7 cultured with erythropoietin), and LCL. RT-PCR was performed on mRNA obtained from cell lines transfected with a minigene construct containing VHL E2 flanked by intronic sequences cloned between the SERPING1 exons (exons A and B; targeted by the RT-PCR primers). Bands corresponding to EA and EB spliced together or with VHL E2 are indicated on the right. (C) Sashimi plots from RNA-seq data. The positions of the different VHL exons are indicated, with the maximum number of reads for each exon indicated at the right. Splice junctions are denoted by the horizontal links, with details provided in supplemental Figure 15A. (D) Heatmap of pheochromocytoma transcriptome data. A comparison of transcriptome data for the pheochromocytoma from patient F11 III.1 (with P138P mutation) vs Affymetrix data from the largest available cohort of paragangliomas/pheochromocytomas (recruited by the French COMETE network) that identified homogeneous molecular subgroups associated with susceptibility genes (Burnichon et al30).Splicing dysregulation of VHL is causal in the development of diseaseRNA-seq confirmed that the synonymous mutations were not silent but instead induced potent E2 skipping (Figure 6C; supplemental Figure 15A). Additional transcriptome analyses of the pheochromocytoma carrying P138P showed an upregulation of HIF target genes (typically seen in VHL-related pheochromocytomas) compared with the pheochromocytoma carrying a RET mutation (supplemental Figure 15B).30 We then reanalyzed our independent cohort of pheochromocytomas30 using RNA-seq data from both tumors. After unsupervised classification, we observed a segregation of the P138P pheochromocytoma with other VHL-related tumors (C1B cluster), whereas the control pheochromocytoma bearing the RET mutation was grouped with other RET-related tumors (Figure 6D).
    1. PatientID: V48

      KindredID: V48

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, French

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: Diagnosed with VHL Type 1.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.H115Q (c.345C>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 496058, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/496058/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: H115Q (c.345C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. PatientID: V240

      KindredID: V240

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, French

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Diagnosed with VHL Type 2A.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.T157I (c.470C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223223, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223223/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: T157I (c.470C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. Screening of 92 unrelated patients with VHL disease revealed 61 DNA variants. No variants were found in 96 control cases. Direct sequencing on peripheral blood was systematically performed on exon 1 PCR products. Southern blotting was used to search for larger alterations to the gene. The L188P (c.563T>C) missense mutation was found in a VHL type 1 (no pheochromocytoma) patient (patient no. V269). Five unaffected family members were negative for the variant.

    4. GroupID: V32

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize:2

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: Two family members had the same VHL gene mutation.

      FamilyInfo: Positive.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R161Q(c.482G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182983 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182983/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName:R161Q(c.482G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    5. PatientID: V59

      KindredID: V59

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText:N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R113* (c.337C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 220414 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/220414/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType:stop_gained

      CivicName: R113* (c.337C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PatientID: None

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Her fourth oldest sister had bilateral retinal angiomas, metastatic islet cell cancer, liver lesions, pancreatic endocrine tumours, and cerebellar hemangioblastoma. Her second oldest sister had two hypervascular pancreatic head tumours, a complex left renal cyst, and enlarged bilateral ovarian cysts. Her third oldest sister had a pancreatic head tumour and bilateral renal cysts. The oldest sister did not carry the mutation or have any abnormal presentations. The patient's mother was found to harbor the mutation and had retinal angiomas, bilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma, and pancreatic cysts. The patient's maternal grandmother was suspected to have VHL as she developed progressive blindness at age 32 and was completely blind by age 36. She died at age 68 due to an acute hemorrhage into and around a vascular tumour. The patient's maternal aunt died suddenly at age 51 due to a cerebellar hemangioblastoma. One of the aunt's children died at age 25 due to a cerebellar hemangioblastoma and another had bilateral retinal angiomas and multiple pancreatic cysts. Refer to Figure 1 for pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0009711, HP:0030405, HP:0002896 (retinal capillary hemangioma, pancreatic endocrine tumour, neoplasm of the liver)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Presented with bilateral retinal angiomas. Abdominal CT revealed a pancreatic head mass and in surgery multiple 1 to 2 mm bilobar liver lesions were revealed. These were histologically confirmed to be metastatic islet cell disease.The primary pancreatic tumor that involved the superior mesenteric artery also demonstrated an islet cell neoplasm.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: c.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: c.R167Q (c.713G>A)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003977 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191507-G-A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. PatientID: None

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: This patient's fourth oldest sister had bilateral retinal angiomas, metastatic islet cell cancer, liver lesions, pancreatic endocrine tumours, and cerebellar hemangioblastoma. Her third oldest sister had a pancreatic head tumour and bilateral renal cysts. Her youngest sister had bilateral angiomas, liver lesions, and metastatic islet cell cancer. The oldest sister did not carry the mutation or have any abnormal presentations. The patient's mother was found to harbor the mutation and had retinal angiomas, bilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma, and pancreatic cysts. The patient's maternal grandmother was suspected to have VHL as she developed progressive blindness at age 32 and was completely blind by age 36. She died at age 68 due to an acute hemorrhage into and around a vascular tumour. The patient's maternal aunt died suddenly at age 51 due to a cerebellar hemangioblastoma. One of the aunt's children died at age 25 due to a cerebellar hemangioblastoma and another had bilateral retinal angiomas and multiple pancreatic cysts. Refer to Figure 1 for pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0030405, HP:0000107, HP:0000138 (pancreatic endocrine tumour, Renal cyst, Ovarian cyst)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient initially only presented with bilateral small ovarian cysts. On follow up four years later, it was found that she had two hypervascular pancreatic head tumours <1cm in diameter, a complex left renal cyst, and enlarged ovarian cysts. A pancreaticoduodenectomy and left heminephrectomy was performed, revealing two <1-cm islet cell tumours and a complex renal cyst with severe cellular atypia but no invasive maligancy.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: c.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: c.R167Q (c.713G>A)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003977 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191507-G-A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. c.340 + 1G > A1 (1%)132HBr, HBc, HBsc, RCC, Cr, Cp

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 7

      Case: Sex Unknown, 32Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: All VHL mutation carriers of 18 years or older who underwent surveillance according to Dutch VHL guidelines between 1972 and 2012 in the VHL expertise centers University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU) were included. Patients with VHL-disease subtype 2C (pheochromocytoma only) were excluded.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0006880; HP:0009713; HP:0005584; HP:0000107; HP:0001737 (Retinal capillary hemangioma, Cerebellar hemangioblastoma, Spinal hemangioblastoma, Renal cell carcinoma, Renal cyst, Pancreatic cysts)

      CaseHPOFreeText: VHL Type 1.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 24132471

      SupplementalData: Table 1

      Variant: c.340+1G>A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223190, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223190/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: splice_site_variant

      CivicName: Splice Site (c.340+1G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. 1132Fnt 688 del A, frameshiftP, 11112+

      PatientID: 11

      KindredID: 1112

      Case: F, 32Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0030405 (Pancreatic endocrine tumor)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented with one pathologic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour at age 32. The tumour had metastasized.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.E160Sfs*10(c.477del)

      LegacyVariant:p.E160Sfs*10(c.688delA)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182959 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182959/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: minus_1_frameshift_variant

      CivicName:E160fs (c.477del)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. 601 G to C (Val130Phe) mutation

      PatientID: 8

      KindredID: IV

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: None - considered VHL Type 1 due to the absence of pheochromocytoma and presence of pancreatic tumors.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0002894 (hemangioblastoma; neoplasm of the pancreas)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient had a CNS hemangioblastoma and a pancreatic tumor.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.V130F (c.388G>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: p.V130F (c.601G>T)

      ClinVarID: 496061 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/496061/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: Refer to table 3 for LOH information on VHL and ZAC1, and elongin-binding.

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: V130F (c.388G>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. c.564G>T (W117C) 

      Eleven RCCs and 16 renal cysts from eight patients with VHL were analyzed. All patients had known germline VHL mutations. One male patient had a missense germline mutation (c.351G>T; p.W117C) in VHL gene and presented with bilateral RCC and cysts, CNS and retinal hemangioblastoma, and pancreatic cysts. Family history was not described for the patient.

    1. Germline mutations were identified in 300/469 (63%) of the families tested; 137 distinct intragenic germline mutations were detected.

      Germline mutational data on VHL was gathered from various countries to assess variation in germline mutations that produce disease within different populations. Families were grouped according to three possible outcomes of disease: renal cell carcinoma without pheochromocytoma, renal cell carcinoma with pheochromocytoma, or pheochromocytoma alone. SSCP and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis identified mutations in 300/469 (63%) of families affected with VHL. This germline familial VHL mutation (S80N (c.239G>A)) was taken from the Munich, university of Freiburg and Institute of Pathology database, with an unknown number of members belonging to Family ID 39CE. It was reported in the paper as c.452G>A due to a difference in transcript reference. As reported in Table 3, this mutation is found in VHL families without pheochromocytoma, and with renal cell carcinoma.

    2. Germline mutations were identified in 300/469 (63%) of the families tested; 137 distinct intragenic germline mutations were detected.

      Germline mutational data on VHL was gathered from various countries to assess variation in germline mutations that produce disease within different populations. Families were grouped according to three possible outcomes of disease: renal cell carcinoma without pheochromocytoma, renal cell carcinoma with pheochromocytoma, or pheochromocytoma alone. SSCP and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis identified mutations in 300/469 (63%) of families affected with VHL. This germline familial VHL mutation (L158V (c.472C>G)) was taken from the Cambridge, Department of Pathology database, with an unknown number of members belonging to Family ID 91CA. It was reported in the paper as c.685C>G due to a difference in transcript reference. As reported in Table 3, this mutation is found in VHL families without pheochromocytoma, and with renal cell carcinoma.

    3. Germline mutations were identified in 300/469 (63%) of the families tested; 137 distinct intragenic germline mutations were detected.

      GroupID/ KindredID: 3708NCI

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: N/A

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: This germline familial VHL mutation was taken from the National Cancer Institute database, with an unknown number of members belonging to Family ID 3708NCI. Table 3 lists all ID and mutations associated with individuals possessing renal carcinoma, without pheochromocytoma.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0005548 (renal cell carcinoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: Described as a VHL family with RCC, without pheochromocytoma. Other phenotypes are likely, however not detailed in this publication

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 7728151

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.L184P (c.551T>C)

      LegacyVariant: p.L184P (c.764T>C)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 419447 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/419447/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: This paper declares this variant is predicted to compromise the Elongin-binding site by location between codons 157 and 189.

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: L184P (c.551T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    4. Germline mutations were identified in 300/469 (63%) of the families tested; 137 distinct intragenic germline mutations were detected.

      GroupID/ KindredID: 12BMS

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: N/A

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: This germline familial VHL mutation was taken from the Bristol Myers Squibb database, with an unknown number of members belonging to family ID: Family 12BMS. Table 5 lists all ID and mutations associated with individuals without detailed clinical information.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: N/A

      GroupHPOFreeText: Described as multiple VHL families without detailed clinical information. Other phenotypes are possible, however not detailed here.

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.S65* (c.194C>A)

      LegacyVariant: p.S65* (c.407C>A)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223161 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223161/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: This paper declares this variant is predicted to compromise the Elongin-binding site by truncating the protein.

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: S65* (c.194C>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    5. Germline mutations were identified in 300/469 (63%) of the families tested; 137 distinct intragenic germline mutations were detected.

      Germline mutational data on VHL was gathered from various countries to assess variation in germline mutations that produce disease within different populations. Families were grouped according to three possible outcomes of disease: renal cell carcinoma without pheochromocytoma, renal cell carcinoma with pheochromocytoma, or pheochromocytoma alone. SSCP and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis identified mutations in 300/469 (63%) of families affected with VHL. This germline familial VHL mutation (W88S (c.263G>C)) was taken from the Department of Uroglogy, Yokohama database, with an unknown number of members belonging to Family ID 8YO. It was reported in the paper as c.476G>C due to a difference in transcript reference. As reported in Table 3, this mutation is found in VHL families without pheochromocytoma, and with renal cell carcinoma.

    6. Germline mutations were identified in 300/469 (63%) of the families tested; 137 distinct intragenic germline mutations were detected.

      GroupID/ KindredID: 113CA

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: N/A

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: This germline familial VHL mutation was taken from the Cambridge, Department of Pathology database, with an unknown number of members belonging to family ID Family 113CA. Table 5 lists all ID and mutations associated with individuals without detailed clinical information.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: N/A

      GroupHPOFreeText: Described as a VHL family without detailed clinical information. Other phenotypes are possible, however not detailed here.

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.E186del (c.558_560del)

      LegacyVariant: delGlu (c.771_773delGlu)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 625264 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/625264/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: inframe_deletion

      CivicName: E186del (c.558_560delAGA)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    7. Germline mutations were identified in 300/469 (63%) of the families tested; 137 distinct intragenic germline mutations were detected.

      Germline mutational data on VHL was gathered from various countries to assess variation in germline mutations that produce disease within different populations. Families were grouped according to three possible outcomes of disease: renal cell carcinoma without pheochromocytoma, renal cell carcinoma with pheochromocytoma, or pheochromocytoma alone. SSCP and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis identified mutations in 300/469 (63%) of families affected with VHL. This germline familial VHL mutation (C162W (c.486C>G)) was taken from two databases: the Munich, university of Freiburg and Institute of Pathology database and the National Cancer Institute database. There was an unknown number of members belonging to Family IDs: 42CE and 3618NCI. It was reported in the paper as c.699C>G due to a difference in transcript reference. As reported in Table 3, this mutation is found in VHL families without pheochromocytoma, and with renal cell carcinoma. Later publications reference this cohort as being reported in PMIDs: 10458336; and 7728151.

    8. Germline mutations were identified in 300/469 (63%) of the families tested; 137 distinct intragenic germline mutations were detected.

      GroupID/ KindredID: 52CA

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: N/A

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: This germline familial VHL mutation was taken from the Cambridge, Department of Pathology database, with an unknown number of members belonging to Family ID 52CA. Table 3 lists all ID and mutations associated with individuals possessing renal carcinoma, without phechromocytoma.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0005548 (renal cell carcinoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: Described as a VHL familywith RCC, without pheochromocytoma. Other phenotypes are likely, however not detailed in this publication

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.S65L (c.194C>T)

      LegacyVariant: p.S65L (c.407C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182975 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182975/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: S65L (c.194C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. GroupID: 33

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      GroupSize: 3

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 3 of the 573 patients discussed in this paper were found to have the following mutation belonging to 2 families altogether. 

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0006880; HP:0005584; HP:0009711 (cerebellar hemangioblastoma; renal cell carcinoma; retinal capillary hemangioma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: 1 patient had retinal angiomas diagnosed at age 18Y, 3 had cerebellar hemangioblastomas diagnosed at mean age of 18Y, and 1 had RCC diagnosed at 50Y

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Supplementary Table S1.

      Variant: p.R176Gfs*26 (c.526delA) 

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 625257 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/625257/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: minus_1_frameshift_variant

      CivicName: R176fs (c.526del) 

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. GroupID: 70

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      GroupSize: 2

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 2 of the 573 patients discussed in this paper were found to have identical variants. This mutation (c.395A>C) was found in 1 VHL family with 2 patients.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0006880; HP:0005584 (retinal capillary hemangioma; cerebellar hemangioblastoma; renal cell carcinoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: 1/2 patient had cerebellar hemangioblastoma (CHB) at 18Y, 1/2 had retinal capillary hemangioma (RH) at 37Y, and 1/2 had RCC at 49Y. Unclear as to which of the two patients these HPOs are paired to.

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Supplementary Table S1.

      Variant: p.Q132P (c.395A>C)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 496063 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/496063/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: Q132P (c.395A>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. GroupID: 8

      Case: 37Y0M, Sex Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: 1 of the 573 patients discussed in this paper were found to have this variant. This mutation was found in 1 VHL family with a single patient.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584; HP:0009711; HP:0006880 (renal cell carcinoma; retinal capillary hemangioma; cerebellar hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: patient had retinal angiomas diagnosed at 28Y, cerebellar hemangioblastomas diagnosed at 22Y, and renal cell carcinoma diagnosed at 37Y.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Supplementary Table S1.

      Variant: p.R177* (c.529A>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 625258 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/625258/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: R177* (c.529A>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. VHL DNA sequence analysis depicting part of exon 3 sequence of the VHL gene with the 491A>G mutation (arrow) in the 2.75-year-old girl (A) and her father (B). [Color figure can be viewed in the online issue, which is available at www.interscience.wiley.com.]

      A 2.75 year old patient (32 month-old girl) presented with a pheochromocytoma. Genetic sequencing (not specified) revealed a c.491A>G (p.Gln164Arg) heterozygous germline mutation in exon 3 of the VHL gene. Sequencing of her mother, father, a sibling, and her paternal grandparents revealed that the mutation was present only in her father, and was de-novo in her father. Upon screening, her father (a 31 year old male) presented with a retinal angioma, an adenoma of right adrenal gland, a right-sided renal cyst, an epidydymal cyst, a contrast-enhancing lesion in the pancreas, and bilateral pheochromocytomas.

    1. R238W

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 386

      Case: M, 15Y0M, Polish

      DiseaseAssertion: Pheochromocytoma

      FamilyInfo: One of the patient’s brothers carried the mutation and presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma at 11Y. The patient’s mother also carried the mutation and presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma at 41Y.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented with unilateral pheochromocytoma at 15Y.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W(c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: p.R238W(c.712C>T)

      ClinVarID: 2218, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218

      gnomAD: 3:10191506 C / T, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W(c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. R238W

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 386

      Case: M, 11Y0M, Polish

      DiseaseAssertion: Pheochromocytoma

      FamilyInfo: One of the patient’s brothers carried the mutation and presented with unilateral pheochromocytoma at 15Y. The patient’s mother also carried the mutation and presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma at 41Y.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma at 11Y.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W(c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: p.R238W(c.712C>T)

      ClinVarID: 2218, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218

      gnomAD: 3:10191506 C / T, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W(c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. R238W

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 386

      Case: F, 41Y0M, Polish

      DiseaseAssertion: Pheochromocytoma

      FamilyInfo: Of the patient’s three sons, two carried the mutation; one son presented with unilateral pheochromocytoma at 15Y, and another son presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma at 11Y.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented with bilateral pheochromocytoma at 41Y.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W(c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: p.R238W(c.712C>T)

      ClinVarID: 2218, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218

      gnomAD: 3:10191506 C / T, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W(c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PMID: 12053037

      PatientID: 1 (case)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 9Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A - Details about the family history of this boy are unknown because the father left the family and his relations are unable to be found. Ten siblings from different fathers are healthy.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002668; HP:0002666 (paraganglioma; pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: metachronous paraganglioma adjacent to the opposite adrenal gland. A retropleural tumor was confirmed by MRI (of the fourth thoracic vertebra). MRI of the abdomen revealed a binodular tumor of 5 ! 2 ! 3 cm cranially and medially to the right kidney

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Internal and skin examination were unremarkable, especially café-au-lait spots of the skin were not present.

      CasePreviousTesting: RET

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.S65A (c.193T>G)

      LegacyVariant: (c.406T>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: A point mutation (406 T>G) found on exon 1, leads to the assumption of reference sequence used and Latif et al. (1993), translating to NM_000551.3 (c.406T>G).

      ClinVarID: 223160 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223160/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: S65A (c.193T>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. A study investigated paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma tumors in a retrospective cohort and a prospective cohort. Some of these tumors were found with germline VHL mutations. Tumour ID 40 and ID 41 (both from a 15 years old patient presenting with multiple benign tumors), and ID 42 (from a 40 years old patient presenting with multiple benign tumors) were PCC and found with a germline mutation in the VHL gene p.Leu178Pro. It is not clear if tumour samples 40 and 41 were taken from the same patient at 2 different time points or different patients. Other phenotypic and demographic information was not available.

    1. Nine patients were diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. Lumbal spinal hemangioblastoma and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor without pheochromocytoma were detected in one patient. In patients with pheochromocytoma, additional tumors, such as retinal angioma, renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic serous cystadenoma, and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors were detected. All patients were diagnosed as VHL syndrome type 2B.

      PatientID: III-1

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 36Y0M, Turkish

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: 17 family members from three generations were examined with the c.445G>T mutation and diagnosed with VHL type 2B. 11 individuals had clinical manifestations and 6 were asymptomatic carriers. One additional member (II-9) had passed before testing however were likely a carrier of the mutation. This patient’s mother, brother, two daughters, and more, had the mutation. See Fig. 1 for full family pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006748; HP:0005584; HP:0030405 (adrenal pheochromocytoma; renal cell carcinoma; pancreatic endocrine tumor)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Right adrenal (nonfunctional) pheochromocytoma, had a history of bilateral adenomectomy due to bilateral pheochromocytoma diagnosed when he was 12. He also has bilateral RCC and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0030393; HP:0009715 (endolymphatic sac tumor, papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis) 

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.A149S (c.445G>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 127829 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/127829/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: A149S (c.445G>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. in seven of the asymptomatic family members.

      PatientID: IV-2

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, Age Unknown, Turkish

      DiseaseAssertion: asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: 17 family members from three generations were examined with the c.445G>T mutation and diagnosed with VHL type 2B. 11 individuals had clinical manifestations and 6 were asymptomatic carriers. One additional member (II-9) had passed before testing however were likely a carrier of the mutation. This patient’s father, sister, grandmother and more, had the mutation. See Fig. 1 for full family pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: None - described as a carrier of the p.A149S mutation, with no clinical manifestations. Their asymptomatic work up could have been due to the individual's young age

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.A149S (c.445G>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 127829 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/127829/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: A149S (c.445G>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. recognized in a large family that originated in Newfoundland but has some members who live in New Brunswick and Ontario. A collaborative investigation was begun in 1982 to document the number of affected members and the extent of their disease and to improve management of the disease. The condition has been documented in 38 members of the family, 28 living and 10 dead. The most common manifestations are retinal angioma (present in 60% of the gene carriers) and pheochromocytoma (present in 53%). Of the 28 living affected members 14 had been identified before the study began. Only 3 of the 14 patients in whom the disease was subsequently diagnosed presented with symptoms; in the remaining 11 the condition was detected by routine screening. Overall the mean age at the time of diagnosis was 23 years; in the 21 affected members of the fourth generation it was 18 years.

      PatientID: III-4

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: 38 family members had been affected at the date of 1986, and 10 had passed away. Pheochromocytoma, cerebellar, spinal and retinal hemangioblastomas, and various cysts were clinical manifestations of VHL seen throughout the family. This female (III-4) appears to have inherited this disease from her mother and has passed it onto to her daughter thereafter. See Fig. 1 for family pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0009711 (retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: Although never given at the time of this publication, the germline mutation is confirmed in this family in later publications (PMID 7987306; 29437867) for this specific family. It is only here assumed this member had the VHL mutation.

      ClinVarID: 2218, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. recognized in a large family that originated in Newfoundland but has some members who live in New Brunswick and Ontario. A collaborative investigation was begun in 1982 to document the number of affected members and the extent of their disease and to improve management of the disease. The condition has been documented in 38 members of the family, 28 living and 10 dead. The most common manifestations are retinal angioma (present in 60% of the gene carriers) and pheochromocytoma (present in 53%). Of the 28 living affected members 14 had been identified before the study began. Only 3 of the 14 patients in whom the disease was subsequently diagnosed presented with symptoms; in the remaining 11 the condition was detected by routine screening. Overall the mean age at the time of diagnosis was 23 years; in the 21 affected members of the fourth generation it was 18 years.

      PatientID: II-1

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, Age Unknown (deceased), Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: 38 family members had been affected at the date of 1986, and 10 had passed away. Pheochromocytoma, cerebellar, spinal and retinal hemangioblastomas, and various cysts were clinical manifestations of VHL seen throughout the family. This woman (II-1) appears to have inherited this disease from her father, and passed it onto her 6 children, and many kin thereafter. See Fig. 1 for family pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006880; HP:0009711 (cerebellar hemangioblastoma, retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Described as “probable” cerebellar hemangioblastoma and “probable” retinal angioma. No further details were provided.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: Although never given at the time of this publication, the germline mutation is confirmed in this family in later publications (PMID 7987306; 29437867) for this specific family. It is only assumed this member had the VHL mutation.

      ClinVarID: 2218, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. recognized in a large family that originated in Newfoundland but has some members who live in New Brunswick and Ontario. A collaborative investigation was begun in 1982 to document the number of affected members and the extent of their disease and to improve management of the disease. The condition has been documented in 38 members of the family, 28 living and 10 dead. The most common manifestations are retinal angioma (present in 60% of the gene carriers) and pheochromocytoma (present in 53%). Of the 28 living affected members 14 had been identified before the study began. Only 3 of the 14 patients in whom the disease was subsequently diagnosed presented with symptoms; in the remaining 11 the condition was detected by routine screening. Overall the mean age at the time of diagnosis was 23 years; in the 21 affected members of the fourth generation it was 18 years.

      PatientID: III-1

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, Age Unknown (deceased), Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: 38 family members had been affected at the date of 1986, and 10 had passed away. Pheochromocytoma, cerebellar, spinal and retinal hemangioblastomas, and various cysts were clinical manifestations of VHL seen throughout the family. This male (III-1) appears to have inherited this disease from his mother and passed it onto his kin thereafter. See Fig. 1 for family pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006880; HP:0009711 (cerebellar hemangioblastoma, retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient had cerebellar hemangioblastoma, along with retinal hemangiomas described as “probable”. No further details were provided.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: Although never given at the time of this publication, the germline mutation is confirmed in this family in later publications (PMID 7987306; 29437867) for this specific family. It is only here assumed this member had the VHL mutation.

      ClinVarID: 2218, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. c.499C > T p.Arg167Trp

      216 patients with clinically expected VHL disease due to family history or presence of VHL typical tumours were routinely examined in an eye centre in Germany between January 2019 and January 2020, majority of which were of European descent (~95%). Since data on the genotype–phenotype correlation of the onset of Retinal Hemangioblastoma (RH) is scarce in relation to VHL disease, this study wanted to inversitage the relationship between VHL gene variants (truncating vs single amino acid substitutions) and the ocular phenotype of the disease. 42 different rare VHL gene variants in 148 patients were detected - some of whom had RH and some who did not. Although date of onset of RH, as well as data on central nervous system haemangioblastomas (CNSH), pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL), clear cell renalcell carcinoma (ccRCC) and pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (PNEN) were collected, it was not reported on a per patient basis and therefore could not be discussed per variant. There was 1 patient reported with c.499C>T (p.R167W). This member presented with retinal hemangiomas. No family information was provided.

    1. 21 missense mutations

      Among patients prospectively followed by the members of the French VHL Study Group, 35 consecutive patients with well-documented endocrine pancreatic tumour (20 women and 15 men; median age,37 [21Y-57] years) were included. The data from 7 patients with EPT have been partially reported previously in Hammel et al., 1995;2000. All 35 patients had VHL germline mutations and were assessed for the presence of pheochromocytoma and renal cancer in addition to pancreatic tumours. The presence of other phenotypes was not described. The c.500G>A mutation was found in 2 unrelated patients. Patient no 13 from family 354 presented with pancreatic endocrine tumour and pheochromocytoma. Patient no. 29 from family 372 presented with pancreatic endocrine tumour and pheochromocytoma. No family history was mentioned. The patients' phenotypes are highly specific to VHL disease (PP4) and disease-causing missense variants are common in VHL disease (PP2). Further, the mutation is occuring at a VHL hotspot (PM1).

    1. 12 missenses

      GroupID/ KindredID: 19

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      GroupSize: 3

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: Chinese

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: With a family history, 3 family members were recorded in this group with the given mutation.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0005584 (hemangioblastoma; renal cell carcinoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: all (3) members had CNS hemangioblastomas, and 1 had RCC

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0002666; HP:0001732 (retinal capillary hemangioma; pheochromocytoma; pancreatic lesion)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: No family members appeared to have the above manifestations.

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.C162W (c.486C>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: p.C162W (c.699C>G)

      ClinVarID: 223227 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223227/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: C162W (c.486C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PatientID: VI-6

      KindredID: 2

      Case: M, Age Unknown, German

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Family 2 is comprised of 131 individuals over six generations including 65 members (50% of those at risk) with VHL type 2A (72% clinically affected, 12% obligate carriers, and 15% positive genetic analysis alone) and nearly equal gender distribution for affected status (54% male). An additional six members (II-3, II-4, II -5, III-1, III-2, and III-3) are suspected to have VHL without confirmation. Of note, the nuclear family (branch IV-13) contains 13 siblings, of whom 12 have been diagnosed with pheo. The presenting tumor types in Family 2 were pheo (70%), HB (17%), and RA (13%). No Family 2 member had RCC as the initial manifestation. Distribution of HB and RA are not described except for patient IV-8.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005584 (Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 7759077

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y98H (c.292T>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2223, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2223/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.00001343, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183823-T-C

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y98H (c.292T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. PatientID: V-37

      KindredID: 2

      Case: F, Age Unknown, German

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Family 2 is comprised of 131 individuals over six generations including 65 members (50% of those at risk) with VHL type 2A (72% clinically affected, 12% obligate carriers, and 15% positive genetic analysis alone) and nearly equal gender distribution for affected status (54% male). An additional six members (II-3, II-4, II -5, III-1, III-2, and III-3) are suspected to have VHL without confirmation. Of note, the nuclear family (branch IV-13) contains 13 siblings, of whom 12 have been diagnosed with pheo. The presenting tumor types in Family 2 were pheo (70%), HB (17%), and RA (13%). No Family 2 member had RCC as the initial manifestation. Distribution of HB and RA are not described except for patient IV-8.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005584 (Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 7759077

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y98H (c.292T>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2223, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2223/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.00001343, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183823-T-C

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y98H (c.292T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. PatientID: V-24

      KindredID: 2

      Case: F, Age Unknown, German

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Family 2 is comprised of 131 individuals over six generations including 65 members (50% of those at risk) with VHL type 2A (72% clinically affected, 12% obligate carriers, and 15% positive genetic analysis alone) and nearly equal gender distribution for affected status (54% male). An additional six members (II-3, II-4, II -5, III-1, III-2, and III-3) are suspected to have VHL without confirmation. Of note, the nuclear family (branch IV-13) contains 13 siblings, of whom 12 have been diagnosed with pheo. The presenting tumor types in Family 2 were pheo (70%), HB (17%), and RA (13%). No Family 2 member had RCC as the initial manifestation. Distribution of HB and RA are not described except for patient IV-8.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005584 (Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 7759077

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y98H (c.292T>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2223, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2223/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.00001343, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183823-T-C

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y98H (c.292T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. Eighteen VHL patients who underwent pancreatectomy for one or several endocrine tumors at Beaujon hospital from 1997 to 2008 were retrieved from the file of VHL patients (Table 1).

      Eighteen VHL patients who underwent pancreatectomy for one or several endocrine tumors at Beaujon hospital from 1997 to 2008 were retrieved from the file of VHL patients. All patients had VHL germline mutations. Age is at the time of surgery. Patients #2 (female) and #12 (male) were found with this germline VHL mutation and pancreatic endocrine tumours. The last known age of the patients was 28Y, and 43Y respectively. Other phenotypes and demographics were unknown. ACMG PP4

    1. 56 male patients age 12 to 76 years, from 40 families with VHL were examined as part of a larger screening program for VHL. VHL mutations were identified in 16 families. Individual patient phenotype-genotype data was not available, but the mutations found and whether the corresponding patient had epididymal cystadenoma (EC) was reported. A p.E186* (c.556G>T) VHL mutation was found in a VHL patient without EC. This mutation was referred to in the paper as c.769G>T due to a difference in transcript sequence.

    2. 56 male patients age 12 to 76 years, from 40 families with VHL were examined as part of a larger screening program for VHL. VHL mutations were identified in 16 families. Individual patient phenotype-genotype data was not available, but the mutations found and whether the corresponding patient had epididymal cystadenoma (EC) was reported. A c.180delG VHL mutation was found in a VHL patient without EC. This mutation was referred to in the paper as c.393delG due to a difference in transcript sequence.

    3. GroupID: 1

      Case: M, Age unknown, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: Unknown

      CaseHPOFreeText: Other manifestations may be present although not matched with individuals so could not deduce.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009715 (Papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.V62Cfs*5 (c.180del)

      LegacyVariant: 393 del G

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182986 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182986/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: minus_1_frameshift_variant

      CivicName: V62Cfs*5 (c.180del)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. GroupID/ KindredID: 15

      DiseaseAssertion: pheochromocytoma

      GroupSize: 2

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 2 patients are listed with this mutation; any relation is unknown. This mutation was said to be spontaneous.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: 2 members are stated to have pheochromocytoma. Other manifestations are possible but not clear.

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: RET, SDHB, SDHD

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R161Q (c.482G>A)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: p.R161Q (c.695G>A)

      ClinVarID: 182983 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182983/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: R161Q (c.482G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. GroupID/ KindredID: VHL 7

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      GroupSize: 3

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: Croatian

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 3 patients with the given mutation belonging to VHL family 7

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0010797; HP:0000107; HP:0001737 (retinal capillary hemangioma, hemangioblastoma, renal cyst, pancreatic cysts)

      GroupHPOFreeText: all 3 patients has retinal capillary hemangiomas, but only 1 tally of hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system, renal cysts, and pancreatic cysts were listed.

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: c.463+2T>C

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: The mutation was referred to in the paper as c.676+2C>T - which was corrected to c.676+2T>C with a footnote indicating the correction in relation to Glavac et al Hum Mutat 1996.

      LegacyVariant: c.676+2C>T (or correction of c.676+2T>C)

      ClinVarID: 569414 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/569414/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: splice_site_variant

      CivicName: Splice Site (c.463+2T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PatientID: 220

      KindredID: 82

      Case: M, 36Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: The proband's mother and sister both presented with renal cell carcinoma at ages 49 and 27, respectively. Their mother also had a CNS hemangioblastoma at 45, and their sister had a retinal angioma at 30. No genotyping information was available for either family member.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584; HP:0002666 (Renal cell carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband presented with renal cell carcinoma at age 22, and a pheochromocytoma at age 36.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0001737; HP:0001732; HP:0010797 (Retinal capillary hemangioma, Pancreatic cysts, Abnormality of the pancreas, Hemangioblastoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: This cohort was also published in a later paper by Wang et al., 2018 (PMID: 29330336).

      SupplementalData: Patient and family genotype-phenotype information is listed in Supplementary Table 1.

      Variant: p.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. PatientID: 81

      KindredID: 27

      Case: M, 38Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: The proband (patient 81) had 3 family members confirmed with the mutation: his aunt 2 (patient 85) had pancreatic cysts and/or tumors at age 50, his cousin/ the son of Aunt 2 was asymptomatic at the time of assessment, and the granddaughter of aunt 2 was also asymptomatic at the time of assessment. The proband also had 3 family members who passed away before diagnosis/ before confirming the mutation: his mother (patient 82) had a CNS hemangioblastoma at 33, his Aunt 1 (patient 83) had a CNS hemangioblastoma at 32, and his cousin/ the son of Aunt 1 (patient 84) had a CNS hemangioblastoma at 30.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0001732; HP:0001737; HP:0005584; HP:0002666 (Hemangioblastoma, Abnormality of the pancreas, Pancreatic cysts, Renal cell carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband presented with CNS hemangioblastoma at age 28, and renal cell carcinoma, multiple pancreatic cysts/tumors, and pheochromocytoma at age 38.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009711(Retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: This patient was also published in a later paper by Wang et al., 2018 (PMID: 29330336).

      SupplementalData: Patient and family genotype-phenotype information is listed in Supplementary Table 1.

      Variant: p.N90I (c.269A>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223172; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223172/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: N90I (c.269A>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. PatientID: 160

      KindredID: 61

      Case: M, 44Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584 (Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband presented with a renal cell carcinoma at age 44.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0002666; HP:0010797; HP:0001737; HP:0001732 (Retinal capillary hemangioma, Pheochromocytoma, CNS Hemangioblastoma, Pancreatic cysts, Abnormality of the pancreas)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: This cohort was also published in a later paper by Wang et al., 2018 (PMID: 29330336).

      SupplementalData: Patient and family genotype-phenotype information is listed in Supplementary Table 1.

      Variant: p.R161* (c.481C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2217, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2217/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R161* (c.481C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    4. PatientID: 8

      KindredID: 5

      Case: M, 30Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: The proband's grandfather, father, and uncle presented with a CNS hemangioblastoma at ages 30, 36, and 33, respectively, and all passed away before they could be diagnosed with VHL disease.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001737; HP:0001732; HP:0010797 (Pancreatic cysts, Abnormality of the pancreas, Hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband presented with a CNS hemangioblastoma at age 21 and a multiple pancreatic cysts/tumors at age 30.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005584; HP:0009711; HP:0002666 (Renal cell carcinoma, Retinal capillary hemangioma, Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: This cohort was also published in a later paper by Wang et al., 2018 (PMID: 29330336).

      SupplementalData: Patient and family genotype-phenotype information is listed in Supplementary Table 1.

      Variant: p.S65L (c.194C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182975; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182975/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: S65L(c.194C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    5. A retrospective cohort study included all the VHL patients diagnosed at Peking University First Hospital (Beijing, China) prior to June 1 2016. A total of 291 patients from 115 different families were included for analysis. Genotyping confirmation was performed by PCR-direct sequencing on peripheral blood samples. Three individuals (one proband and two family members) were genetically confirmed to have the p.N78S(c.233A>G) familial mutation. The proband (patient #36) was a male from kindred (family) #12 who was diagnosed with a CNS hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, and multiple pancreatic cysts/tumors at the age of 34. His sister (patient #37) also possessed this germline mutation and presented with multiple pancreatic cysts/tumors at age 27. The proband's father (patient #38) also had this mutation and presented with renal cell carcinoma at age 55. A fourth individual, the proband's uncle, passed away before diagnosis. He presented with a CNS hemangioblastoma at age 19, but was not genetically confirmed to have the mutation. This cohort was also published in a paper by Wang et al., 2018 (PMID: 29330336).

    6. PatientID: 213

      KindredID: 80

      Case: M, 52Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: The proband's son and sister were both confirmed to have this VHL mutation. Their son had a retinal angioma at 26 and a pheochromocytoma at 31. Their sister had a pheochromocytoma at 14. Their mother had renal cell carcinoma at 56, however no genotyping information is available for her.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (Hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband presented with a CNS hemangioblastoma at age 52.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0001737; HP:0001732; HP:0002666; HP:0005584 (Retinal Capillary Hemangioma, Pancreatic cysts, Abnormality of the pancreas, Pheochromocytoma, Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: This cohort was also published in a later paper by Wang et al., 2018 (PMID: 29330336).

      SupplementalData: Patient and family genotype-phenotype information is listed in Supplementary Table 1.

      Variant: p.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

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    1. 217C→T Ts Exon 1 73 CAG Q Q73X

      GroupID: 8

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: 5

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: French

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 5 patients are listed with this mutation; any relation is unknown.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0009711 (retinal capillary hemangioma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: 4 members are said to have retinal HBs. Other manifestations are not clearly stated.

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0009711 (retinal capillary hemangioma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: the other member is specifically said to not have retinal HBs

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: Possibly published in PMID:15300849

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Q73* (c.217C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N.A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223164 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223164/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: Q73* (c.217C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. 351G→T Tv Exon 2 117 TGG W W117C

      GroupID: 27

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: 5

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: French

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 5 patients are listed with this mutation; any relation is unknown.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0009711 (retinal capillary hemangioma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: 4 members are said to have retinal HBs. Other manifestations are not clearly stated.

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0009711 (retinal capillary hemangioma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: the other 1 member is specifically said to not have retinal HBs

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: Possibly published in PMID:15300849

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.W117C (c.351G>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N.A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 167827 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/167827/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: W117C (c.351G>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. 467A→G Ts Exon 3 156 TAT Y Y156C

      GroupID: 38

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: 3

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: French

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 3 patients are listed with this mutation; any relation is unknown.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0009711 (retinal capillary hemangioma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: 1 member is said to have retinal HBs. Other manifestations are not clearly stated.

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0009711 (retinal capillary hemangioma)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: the other 2 members are specifically said to not have retinal HBs

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y156C (c.467A>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N.A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 43600 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43600/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transtition

      CivicName: Y156C (c.467A>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. VHL{"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"NM_000551.4","term_id":"1779521775"}}NM_000551.4:c.481C>Tp.(Arg161Ter)rs5030818

      75 individuals pre-diagnosed with pheochromocytoma and/or paraganglioma were referred for molecular genetic testing. Genomic DNA of each participant was isolated from peripheral blood samples to look for germline mutations in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma targeted susceptibility genes. 6 targeted genes (IF1B, RET, SDHB, SDHD, TMEM127, and VHL) were sequenced and identified variants were confirmed by sanger sequencing. Patient 2 was pre-diagnosed with bilateral pheochromocytoma and sequencing identified a germline R161*(c.481C>T) nonsense variant in the VHL gene. Patient 2 had two affected family members, his father and sister. It does not describe how they were affected nor any diagnosis or variant.

    1. Missense mutation in codon 78, exon 1, asparagine to aspartic acid substitution

      Of 14 patients with retinal vascular proliferation and known family history of VHL disease, 12 patients were enrolled in an approved study protocol at the National Cancer Institute. 11 of these patients underwent genetic testing and were found to have mutations in the VHL gene. Patient 6, age 34, had retinal vascular proliferation, CNS hemangioblastoma, pancreatic and renal abnormalities, and an epididymal cyst. She was found to carry the N78D (c.232A>G) mutation. ACMG evidence codes: 'PP4' since the patient presents phenotypes highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology.

    1. VHL kindreds for germline mutations and calculated the age related tumour risks for different classes of VHL gene mutations.

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 36

      Case: Age, sex ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: unknown; paper focused only on pheochromocytoma

      FamilyInfo: No specific family info was present; although this was recorded as a family germline mutation belonging to Family ID 36

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: Unknown

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: No presence of phaeochromocytoma in family

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R177* (c.529A>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: p.R177* (c.742A>T)

      ClinVarID: 625258 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/625258/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: R177* (c.529A>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. germline missense mutation at nucleotide 505 (T to C) of the VHL tumor suppressor gene in 14, apparently unrelated, VHL type 2A families from the Black Forest region of Germany.

      GroupID/ KindredID: VHL 16

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      GroupSize: 4

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: German

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      FamilyInfo: 4 affected members belong to this VHL type 2A family. One representative affected member was analyzed with this mutation, and VHL was diagnosed clinically in this index person. It is unclear as to whether the additional patients had this precise mutation, although assumed.

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0002666; HP:0010797 (retinal capillary hemangioma, pheochromocytoma, hemangioblastoma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: 3 individuals had Pheos, 3 had retinal capillary hemangiomas, but only 1 had a CNS hemangioblastoma.

      GroupNotHPOs: HP:0005584; HP:0001737; HP:0009715 (renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic cysts, papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis)

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: No patients had the above tumors

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 11134110, 9681856, 11850829

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y98H (c.292T>C)

      LegacyVariant: p.Y98H (c.505T>C)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVar: 2223 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2223/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.00001343 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183823-T-C

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y98H (c.292T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PatientID: 3

      KindredID: 3

      Case: M, 60Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: It is stated that the eight VHL patients were selected from the group of familial VHL patients. Assuming there is family history.

      CohortInfo: Eight patients with VHL disease with pheochromocytoma, eight patients with MEN2 and pheochromocytoma, and 10 sporadic patients.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006748, HP:0010797, HP:0005584, HP:0030405, HP:0009711, HP:0030393 (adrenal pheochromocytoma, hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic endocrine tumour, retinal capillary hemangioma, endolymphatic sac tumor)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient had a right adrenal pheochromocytoma at age 35. The patient had two pheochromocytomas.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0008221 (Adrenal hyperplasia)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: The patient did not have adrenomedullary hyperplasia.

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: Suspected to be, but not mentioned in paper. Paper says, the eight VHL patients were selected from the group of familial VHL patients withknown VHL germline mutations followed on a clinical protocol at the Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH).

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.C162W (c.486C>G)

      LegacyVariant: p.C162W (c.699C>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223227 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223227/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: C162W (c.486C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. This study reports 1,548 germline and somatic mutations from 945 VHL families, including 30 previously unpublished kindreds from The Netherlands (six novel mutations). The c.500G>A mutation was found in a Belgian and Turkish family. The Turkish family had a family member with bilateral pheochromocytoma and hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system (case no. 32165). No phenotype described for the Belgian family (case no. 14482). ACMG evidence codes: 'PP2' because they observe a missense variant in a gene where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease, 'PP4' because the patient's phenotypes or family history are highly specific for a disease with single genetic etiology.

    1. c.500G > A

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 14

      Case: age, sex, ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Unknown

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: Described as a positive control but not stated anything further

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: Likely previously published - not clear where the controls came from/ how they were used.

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003977, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191507-G-A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. c.250G > T(p.Val84Leu)

      74 patients (38 males, 36 females; 24 with prior sequencing data) with pheochromoctyoma were first analyzed by denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (dHPLC). PCR of all exons of VHL was performed on leukocyte DNA extracted from stored blood samples, and those showing variance were sequenced. These patients had presented with clinical features and/or family history suggestive of a germline mutation, leading to their referral for genetic testing. 2 patients found with the V84L (c.250G>T) VHL germline mutation were listed.
 No family history was mentioned.

    1. c.593T>C, p.L198P

      PatientID: II-1

      KindredID: Family C

      Case: M, 45Y0M, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Only this one member was studied. This mutation was said to be a de novo, although no more inforation provided. However the asymptomatic father of patient was also a carrier of the same polymorphism (c.74C>T, p.P25L).

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006748; HP:0030405; HP:0009711 (Adrenal pheochromocytoma; pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour; retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: At the age of 15, patient had pancreatic tumor (malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor). At the age of 16, MRI revealed suprarenal tumor masses bilaterally (pheochromocytomas in the adrenal glands), as well as optic nerve hemangioblastomas of the right eye. At the age of 25, he shows no signs of metastases or new VHL-associated tumors, but since the age of 23, he has been suffering from HLAB27-positive ankylosing spondylitis.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005584; HP:0010797 (renal cell carcinoma; hemangioblastoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.L198P (c.593T>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223235 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223235/

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: L198P (c.593T>C) AND P25L (c.74C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: Germline, VHL, c.74C>T (p.Pro25Leu)

    1. VHLE2c.460C>Tp.P154S

      314 Chinese patients with Pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL) from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China, were included in this study for germline profiling. The majority of patients underwent surgery and were histopathologically diagnosed with PPGL. For patients who had an unresectable or metastatic tumor, PPGL diagnosis was determined based on clinical features (headache, palpitations, sweating, etc). Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of all 314 PPGL patients, and detect potential variants in 12 known genes associated with hereditary PPGL (SDHA, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, SDHAF2, FH, VHL, RET, NF1, MAX, TMEM127, and KIF1B) using next-generation and Sanger sequencing. Germline variants were detected in 29% of the 314 PPGL patients. Patient #89 is a female PPGL patient who was diagnosed with retroperitoneal paraganglioma at age 39. She was also 39 when metastasis was detected. Germline genetic testing revealed a missense p.P154S(c.460C>T) variant in exon 2 of the VHL gene. Patient 89 does not have family history of PPGL.

    1. c.500G>A p.Arg167Gln

      PatientID: VHL 9

      KindredID: VHL 9

      Case: Sex, Age, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: hemangioblastoma

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Two samples of VHL hemangioblastomas were represented here (.1, .2)

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A - although likely duplicated in 24132471

      SupplementalData: Yes - See Supplementary Table 1

      Variant: p.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003977 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191507-G-A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: Somatic, VHL, c.292C>A p.Tyr98*

    1. The patient showed some degree of growth retardation at the age of four

      Case1: 6 year old, female

      DiseaseAssertion: Restrictive cardiomyopathy

      FamilyInfo:Both parents were heterozygous carriers, supporting an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, younger brother showed no abnormalities or signs of the same illness

      ParentalTesting: Sanger Sequencing

      CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0002094, HP:0012378

      CaseHPOFreeText: well below normal weight and height range for patients age, preserved systolic function and diastolic dysfunction, revealed preserved left ventricular systolic function with an ejection fraction, impaired diastolic function, enlarged atrium, wall thickening, impaired ventricular filling

      CaseNotHPOs: NR

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: comprehensive initial workup, including blood tests and urinalysis, revealed no additional abnormalities

      CasePreviousTesting: Echocardiogram, blood tests, urinalysis

      Genotyping Method: Whole-exome sequencing

      FunctionalAnalysis: NR

      Variant: TNNI3 c.406 C > T:p.R136

      ClinVar: 488853

      gnomAD: not found

    1. 2-year-2-month-old boy located in Yunnan Province, China

      Case#: 2 year old, male, from Yunnan Province, China

      DiseaseAssertion: Restrictive cardiomyopathy

      FamilyInfo:no family history of sudden cardiac death or cardiomyopathy

      ParentalTesting: Sanger Sequencing

      CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0034031, HP:0001635, HP:0002240,

      CaseHPOFreeText:a little puffiness of the eyelids, jugular veins were full but not inflamed, atypical heart beat, edema of the lower limbs, bi-atrial enlargement, left ventricular ejection fraction of 64.6%, normal septal and ventricular wall thickness, trace pericardial effusion atrial and ventricular septum had uneven signals in the localized areas on perfusion imaging under resting state, and gadolinium-delayed enhancement showed a suspicious stripe enhancement of the septum, (Figures 1-3)

      CaseNotHPOs:OMIM:145500, HP:0000819, HP:0001698,

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: no history of connective tissue disease or radiation therapy, no endocardial thickening

      CasePreviousTesting: electrocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance,

      Genotyping Method: Whole-exome sequencing, sanger sequencing

      FunctionalAnalysis: NR

      Variant:heterozygous (c.574C > T, p.Arg192Cys) TNNI3

      ClinVar: 165510

      gnomAD: not found

    1. 8 of 570 probands and 25 relatives

      Case#: cohort annotation with 8 probands and 25 relatives that are carriers.

      DiseaseAssertion: Pathogenic MYBPC3 c.2149–1G>A variant associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

      FamilyInfo: Eight unrelated probands, all male, with 45 relatives, 25 where carriers of the variant, 12 had HCM and 13 where unaffected

      ParentalTesting: not reported

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001712 HP:0002094 HP:0001279 HP:0100749 HP:0001962 HP:0001649 “Left ventricular hypertrophy, Dyspnea, syncope, Chest pain, Palpitations, Tachycardia CaseHPOFreeText:HCM with variable expression with men diagnosed younger then women

      CaseNotHPOs:not reported

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: not reported

      CasePreviousTesting: not reported

      Genotyping Method: Sanger sequencing

      FunctionalAnalysis: rna analysis shows abnormal transcript, suggesting founder effect.

      Variant: MYBPC3 NM_000256.3:c.2149–1G>A

      ClinVar: 177814

      CAID: not reported

      gnomAD:not reported

      AdditionalInfo: HCM penetrance increased with age and was highest in males over 30

    1. A total of 28 patients

      Case#: 28 patients, 21 retrospectives, 7 prospectives.

      DiseaseAssertion: patients had reported unsolved metabolic condition, possible mitochondrial disorder. Onset ranged from prenatal to 7 years, study ranged from 1 year to 29, 9 patients died

      FamilyInfo:individual family histories not summerized

      ParentalTesting:all reported varients confirmed via sanger sequencing on parents, though most had proband only sequencing.

      CasePresentingHPOs: “motor developmental delay, intellectual disability, developmental regression, muscle weakness, dystonia, choreoathetosis, ataxia, tremor, nystagmus, strabismus, Epilepsy, Brain atrophy CaseHPOFreeText: mri showed brain atrophy in 10, white matter injury in 6, hypo/aplasia of the corpus collosum in 3, mitochondrial hypoplasia in 5, myofibular disorganization in 2.

      CaseNotHPOs: not reported

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: not reported

      CasePreviousTesting: retrospective patients had mtdna investigations done without diagnosis

      Genotyping Method: WES and Sanger

      FunctionalAnalysis: reported for selected finding such as impaired adp/atp transports for a variant slc25a4, no cohort wide analysis

      Variant: heterogenous findings across the cohort genes read included SLC25A4, POLG, SPATA5, NDUFB11, SMN1, MYH2, LMNA, TSPOAP1, CACNA1A, ALS2, SCN2A, EPG5, NKX1-2, ATRX, ABCC6, and MYBPC3. Though for the cardiomyopathy purposes, c.1828G > A, p.(Asp610Asn) c.1543_1545delAAC, p.(Asn515del)

      ClinVar: 2247822

      CAID: not reported

      gnomAD: not reported

      AdditionalInfo: WES diagnostic yield was 16/28, 4 patients where diagnosed via MD. The paper suggests WES as a first step for children though there where sensitivity limitations.

    1. A 27-year-old man

      Case#:1 Male, 27, no reported ethnicity

      DiseaseAssertion: sinus tachycardia, signs of hypertrophy of both atria and ventricles

      FamilyInfo: proband had a sister who died at 15 days of age due to a congenital heart disease (transposition of the great arteries). No other relative was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy of other cardiac disease before 50 years of age

      ParentalTesting: family history was unremarkable. Parents were not consanguineous.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001639, HP:0001644, HP:0200128, HP:0004308 "Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Dilated cardiomyopathy, Biventricular hypertrophy, Ventricular arrhythmia <br /> CaseHPOFreeText: Dilated cardiomyopathy recorded at age of 4, Severe respiratory infection led to circulatory decompensation and acute femoral thrombosis"

      CaseNotHPOs: none reported

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: no evidence of myeloproliferative disease was found when bone marrow trepanobiopsy was preformed.

      CasePreviousTesting: dcm diagnosis at age 4, Whole exome sequencing (WES)

      Genotyping Method: WES, NGS, & Sanger

      FunctionalAnalysis: none reported

      Variant: chr11:g.47357432_47357458del, ENST00000545968.1: c.2711_2737del, p.2711_2737del

      ClinVar: VCV000978729.2

      gnomAD: ENSG00000134571.12

    1. eight-year-old female

      Case1:eight-year-old female

      DiseaseAssertion: Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM)

      FamilyInfo: The patient's parents denied any positive family history of cardiac attacks, cardiovascular issues, hypertension, or coronary artery diseases. There was also no reported history of diabetes or obesity among family members. No inherited diseases, including cardiomyopathies or metabolic disorders, were identified in the family history

      ParentalTesting: NR

      CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0012378, HP:0001695, HP:0100539, HP:0031352, HP:0034030

      CaseHPOFreeText:bilateral pedal edema, shortness of breath after engaging in physical activity, typically lasting for 15 min, enlarged bilateral atrium, segmental thickening of the interventricular septum, segmentally diffuse reduction and lack of coordination in ventricular wall pulse amplitude, mild mitral regurgitation, and diminished left ventricular systolic and diastolic function identified by increased parameters of early diastolic velocity (E wave) and low late filling velocity (A wave) (Figure 1A) abnormal bilateral atrial signals, premature atrial beats, junctional ectopic beats, first-degree atrioventricular block, complete right bundle branch block, prolonged QT interval, and abnormal Q wave (Figure 1B).

      CaseNotHPOs: NR

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: NR

      CasePreviousTesting: echocardiography, genetic screening, imaging assessments, blood gas analysis, blood cell counts, carbon dioxide retention

      Genotyping Method: whole-exome sequencing (WES)

      FunctionalAnalysis: computational analysis

      Variant:TNNI3 c.509G>A p.R170Q

      ClinVar:165516

      gnomAD: not found

    1. PatientID: None

      KindredID: 49

      Case: F, 15Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: A total of 190 patients recruited by the COMETE network over 15 years were included in the study.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient had one benign pheochromocytoma.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Patient information was extracted from Table 1 of Supplementary.

      Variant: p.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVar: 2216 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003977 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191507-G-A

      VariantEvidence:N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500 G >A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. PatientID: None

      KindredID: 51

      Case: M, 41Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: A total of 190 patients recruited by the COMETE network over 15 years were included in the study.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient had one benign pheochromocytoma.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Patient information was extracted from Table 1 of Supplementary.

      Variant: p.Y175* (c.525C>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: The protein change was written as Thr175 in the Supplemental but the nucleotide change corresponds to Tyr175.

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182974 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182974/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: Y175* (c.525C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. PatientID: None

      KindredID: VHL12

      Case: M, 25Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: A total of 190 patients recruited by the COMETE network over 15 years were included in the study.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (Pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient had two benign pheochromocytomas.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET/SDHB/SDHC/SDHD

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Table 1 of Supplementary

      Variant: p.R161Q (c.482G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182983, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182983/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: The patient had LOH found in the BAC array CGH data.

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R161Q (c.482G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. p.F76del

      PatientID: None (II)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: Sex and Ethnicity unknown; Age >18Y0M

      DiseaseAssertion: hemangioblastoma

      FamilyInfo: Total of 4 family members belonging to Family 1 (see Table 2; or follow KindredID 1)

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797 (hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: 3 HB at first screening, and same by final screening (5 year follow up).

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 16572651

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.F76del (c.227_229del)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223166 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223166/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: inframe_deletion

      CivicName: p.F76del

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PMID: 29813026

      Germline sequencing of the VHL gene was performed on patients who presented with VHL syndromic hemangioblastomas, and germline results were compared to sequencing results from matched tumor tissue samples. Patients were only identified by their tumor sample number. Sample 3 (patient 3) had a Glu94Lys missense mutation (c.280G>A) in the VHL gene. Genetic analysis was conducted as follows: peripheral blood samples were collected from patients, and genomic DNA was extracted, amplified, and purified using ExoSAP IT (ExoSAP IT (Thermo Scientific Inc., MA, USA). Sanger sequencing was performed on samples (Bigdye direct cycle sequencing v3.1, Life Technologies, CS, USA) and capillary electrophoresis was performed on an ABI Genetic Analyzer (ABI 3130xl, Life technologies, CS, USA). Deletion and duplication analysis of the VHL gene spanning the chr3p.25.3 locus was tested by the Multiplex Ligation-dependant Probe Amplification (MLPA) procedure. VHL gene locus-specific probes (P016-C2 VHL) were purchased from MRC Holland (MRC Holland, Amsterdam, Netherlands). ACMG evidence codes: PP4- Patient’s phenotype or family history is highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology.

    1. VHL germline variants

      Pathogenic variants from 10,389 individuals across 33 cancer types were examined from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort. 12 of these individuals had a germline mutation in the VHL gene. The Y98H (c.292T>C) missense VHL mutation was found in three white males aged 65Y0M, 31Y0M, and 23Y0M, who were all diagnosed with either pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. No family information was provided for any of the patients.

    1. 583FemaleIYesAGND* AGLOH (G)

      PatientID: 5

      KindredID: 5

      Case: F, 83Y0M, Taiwanese (East-Asian)

      DiseaseAssertion: renal cell carcinoma

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: 7 of 19 patients presenting with clear cell renal cell carcinoma were found to be heterozygous for the germline variant rs779805 (c.-195G>A) in VHL. All of these patients also presented with the germline variant rs1642742 in VHL (c.*294G>A).

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006770 (clear cell renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: She had stage I clear cell renal cell carcinoma

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 21982469

      SupplementalData: Yes - Additional file 1: Figure S1

      Variant: c.-195G>A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 342397 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/342397

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.5796 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183337-G-A

      VariantEvidence: RFLP analysis was used to screen for the allele genotype by BsaJ I digestion methods. Heterozygous for both, she also presented with the germline variant c.*294G>A in VHL. LOH (G) of rs1642742 was found in the tumor tissue as well

      MutationType: 5_prime_UTR_variant

      CivicName: c.-195G>A AND c.*294G>A

      MultipleGeneVariants: Germline, VHL, c.*294G>A

    1. third family with a VHL type 1 disease carried a c.475T>C/p.Trp88Arg exchange.

      PatientID: CV2

      KindredID: C

      Case: M, 12Y0M, Serbian

      DiseaseAssertion: Asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: Families were selected based on their clinical data and family history. Patient and his sister (CV1) are both currently asymptomatic, but possess the same variant as their father (CIV2), who was diagnosed with retinal hemangioblastoma at 12Y0M. Then, multiple pancreatic and kidney cysts were detected at 29Y0M and left kidney cancer was found at age 35Y0M. Patient’s grandfather, great grandfather and great uncle (CIII1; CII1, CII2) had retinal capillary hemangioma, CNS hemangioblastoma and renal cell carcinoma. Out of the three of them, only the great grandfather had genetic testing performed and was found to have the same mutation as the patient. See pedigree in figure 1.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.W88R (c.262T>A)

      LegacyVariant: p.W88R (c.475T>A)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 456577, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/456577/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense variant; transversion

      CivicName: W88R (c.262T>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. PatientID: 63

      KindredID: N/A

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CohortInfo: The authors evaluated 64 VHL patients (32 women and 32 men) with renal involvement of whom 54/64 had undergone renal surgery or a radiofrequency thermal ablation procedure for RCC. In 10/64 VHL patients, at least one or more RCC were diagnosed, however at the time of diagnosis an indication for treatment was not yet present. For all patients several CT/MRI scans existed for retrospective description of tumour growth kinetics.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584 (Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: This is a tumor resolution study (VHL patients were investigated based on the presence of renal tumors.) No other phenotypic information is available.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Supplementary Table S2 describes 9 patients with nonsense mutations, including this patient.

      Variant: p.R161* (c.481C>T)

      LegacyVariant: c.694C>T

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2217, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2217/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: R161* (c.481C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. Case studies of three families affected by VHL and their children were described. The legacy mutation C712T in VHL was found in three members of family 1. The father was 48Y when he was found to have renal cell carcinoma and bilateral pheochromocytoma after initially presenting with loin pain, pyrexia and haematuria. He died one year after diagnosis despite chemotherapy treatments. His son was diagnosed with and treated for bilateral pheochromocytoma at 13Y and endolymphatic sac tumors at 19Y after noting tinnitus, increasing hearing difficulties in his left ear since the age of 16. The son had a sister who tested positive for the mutation and appears to be asymptomatic. It is unclear whether the mother and the second son were negative for the mutation or were not tested.

    1. ProbandFemale

      PatientID: 2

      KindredID: 2

      Case: F, 50Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: See figure 3 for pedigree. In family 2, the proband (Patient 2 in the paper) was a 50 year old female who presented with bilateral renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, and a renal cyst. The proband's sister was diagnosed with a pancratic NET and died of a hemorrhagic stroke at 40 years of age. Their mother also died of a stroke at 50 years of age. Genetic analysis revealed a c.232A>T (p.Asn78Tyr) mutation in the VHL gene of the proband. Based on her clinical presentation and family history, the proband was diagnosed with VHL type 1. Sanger sequencing on her family members detected the same mutation in her mother, sister, brother, and nephew.The proband's brother and nephew refused further VHL-related examination.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584, HP:0030405, HP:0000107 (renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic endocrine tumor, renal cyst)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Referred to hospital in August 2011 for masses in her left kidney. The CT scan showed several masses in her left kidney and the largest one was about 3.1 × 2.4 cm. She underwent a radical nephrectomy 5 years ago for the tumor in her right kidney.

      CaseNotHPOs:None

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.N78Y (c.232A>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariant Free Text: N/A

      ClinVar: 223167, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223167/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_transversion

      CivicName: N78Y (c.232A>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. MotherFemale

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 2

      Case: F, 50Y0M, Chinese

      DiseaseAssertion: N/A

      FamilyInfo: (See figure 3 for pedigree). Mother of proband. In family 2, the proband (Patient 2 in the paper) was a 50 year old female who presented with bilateral renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, and a renal cyst. The proband's sister was diagnosed with a pancreatic NET and died of a hemorrhagic stroke at 40 years of age. Their mother also died of a stroke at 50 years of age. Genetic analysis revealed a c.232A>T (p.Asn78Tyr) mutation in the VHL gene of the proband. Based on her clinical presentation and family history, the proband was diagnosed with VHL type 1. Sanger sequencing on her family members detected the same mutation in her mother, sister, brother, and nephew.The proband's brother and nephew refused further VHL-related examination.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: Mother of proband, died of stroke at 50 years of age.

      CaseNotHPOs:None

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.N78Y (c.232A>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariant Free Text: N/A

      ClinVar: 223167, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223167/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_transversion

      CivicName: N78Y (c.232A>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. both brothers with renal cell carcinoma with VHL gene mutation

      PatientID: None (Brother 2)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 70Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: One brother (proband, 75Y) presented with Hemangioblastoma, Hypertension, Cataract, Visual loss, Amblyopia, Diabetes mellitus, Adenocarcinoma of the colon, Clear cell renal cell carcinoma, Retinitis, Anal canal adenocarcinoma, Spinal hemangioblastoma, Gastrointestinal carcinoma, Cerebellar hemangioblastoma and the same VHL mutation as this patient. Mother with a brain tumor of unconfirmed pathology, and another brother (79Y) with renal cell carcinoma with the VHL gene mutation. Nephew (44Y) VHL mutation but is asymptomatic. Niece (40Y) had a brain hemorrhage, daughter had hematologic malignancy, nephew has pancreatic cancer; genetic information is unclear or not provided for either.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584 (Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Figure 1

      Variant: p.E70K (c.208G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 43598, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43598/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000004365, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183739-G-A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: E70K (c.208G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. 3 France c.499C>T p.Arg167Trp UK Germany

      GroupID: 28

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: 3

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: French, German, and British

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: 3 registrants from were grouped in this study via the mutation of c.499C>T

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0030393 (Endolymphatic sac tumor)

      GroupHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2218 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. 1 France c.485G>A p.Cys162Tyr

      Patients with ELSTs were identified and included in the International Endolymphatic Sac Tumor Registry. The registry contained 93 patients as of July 2014, and of those, 25 were sporadic, and 68 associated with VHL. Patients with ELSTs and clinically confirmed diagnoses of VHL were included in this study. Statistics of this VHL subgroup are as follows: mean age 30, 62% female, 91% symptomatic, 54% with retinal angioma, 72% with CNS hemangioblastoma, 46% with renal cell carcinoma, 19% with pheochromocytoma, and 12% with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour. In the data from this study, only endolymphatic sac tumours can be confirmed as a phenotype for this mutation (c.485G>A), which was found in 1 individual from France.

    1. c.345C>A (p.H115Q)

      A family with VHL syndrome from a Han Chinese population was recruited for the present study in Hunan Cancer Hospital (Changsha, China). There were originally 23 patients in this pedigree; however, 6 patients succumbed to mortality prior to recruitment. In total, 17 subjects [including 8 males and 9 females; aged 4–65 years old; one patient suffering from VHL syndrome (proband)] were enrolled and underwent detailed clinical examinations. The proband (III:2) was a 28-year-old male, who presented with an episodic headache for 10 years. A cyst and a nodule were revealed via brain MRI. The cyst was demonstrated to be a hemangioblastoma tumor. A heterozygous mutation c.345C>A (p.H115Q) in exon 2 of the VHL gene was revealed to be present in the proband. In addition, two of the proband's maternal cousins were healthy individuals that were demonstrated to carry the mutation, as revealed by Sanger sequencing: III:4, male, and III:8, female. Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood lymphocytes of all subjects using the standard phenol-chloroform method. VHL was amplified via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Three pairs of primers were designed to cover all of the exons and splicing junctions of VHL. PCR amplification was performed using an ABI 2720 PCR system. Sanger sequencing was performed using an ABI 3100/3130 Genetic Analyzer automated sequencer. The sequencing results were analyzed using SeqMan 3.0. A further five affected members of the family had previously died from this syndrome, including the proband's mother, grandfather, two uncles, and a cousin. ACMG evidence codes: "flag for PP3 review"- Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect on the gene/gene product. "flag for PP4 review"- patient’s phenotype or family history is highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology.

    1. PMID: 7977367

      Tissue analysis from 61 VHL patients, 30 sporadic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumor samples, and 6 sporadic RCC cell lines revealed 22 variants within VHL patients, 10 variants in tumor samples and variants in all cell lines. All mutations cluster to the 3’ end of the VHL gene open reading frame, implicating this region as important for the tumor-suppressor function of the VHL protein. RT-PCR analysis in RCC cell lines found a p.R177* (c.529A>T) mutation, stated in the paper as c.742A>T due to an older transcript. It was seen in cell line Caki-2. Any family information or other manifestations apart from RCC were unclear.

    2. PMID: 7977367

      PatientID: N/A

      KindredID: Caki-2 (cell line)

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Renal cell carcinoma

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584 (renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Described as sporadic RCC from cell line Caki-2

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R177* (c.529A>T)

      LegacyVariant: p.R248* (c.742A>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 625258 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/625258/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence:N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: R177* (c.529A>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal dominant familial cancer syndrome predisposing to the development of retinal and central nervous system haemangioblastomas, pheochromocytomas, renal and pancreatic cancer. In the course of a molecular analysis conducted to detect germline mutations of this gene in von Hippel-Lindau patients and individuals affected by sporadic tumors, we have identified a case of somatic mosaicism in the asymptomatic mother of a VHL patient who was subsequently diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. This is the first report providing molecular evidence of somatic mosaicism in von Hippel-Lindau disease. Mosaicism could provide some genetic explanation for the clinical heterogeneity and variable severity of the VHL phenotype, and should be considered, as a possible event when evaluating sporadic cases of VHL or patients with isolated VHL-related tumors. Hum Mutat 15:114, 2000.

      PatientID: 1 (case)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 26Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: The 50 year-old father, 48 year-old mother and 22 year-old sister were asymptomatic. All were tested which confirmed the presence of mosaicism in the mother. This was said to be somatic mosaicism. She also presented with clinically silent renal cysts and pheochromocytoma.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666; HP:0000107; HP:0006880; HP:0009711 (pheochromocytoma; renal cyst; cerebellar hemangioblastoma; retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: At 26Y, he had cerebellar hemangioblastoma, retinal hemangioma and multiple bilateral renal cysts. He also had bilateral pheochromocytomas which were removed.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R161G (c.481C>G)

      LegacyVariant: p.R161G (c.694C>G)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 618484 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/618484

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: This mutation created a new FokI restriction site.

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: R161G (c.481C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. 505 T/CY98H

      42 CNS hemangioblastoma samples were obtained from 31 patients, who were consecutively treated between 1993 and 1997 at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Freiburg University Medical Centre were analyzed for VHL mutations. Three patients of 17 presenting with VHL germline mutations presented with the c.292T>C mutation (stated as c.505C>T in the paper which used the Latif sequence as reference). These patients were related but their relation is not made clear. Single strand conformation polymorphism and southern blotting for variant identification in the DNA found in blood samples. The patients were established as having VHL disease by standard of Neumann at al., 1987. The first two of these patients (patients 11 and 13) each presented with a single cerebellum tumor. The third of these patients presented with a medulla oblongata tumor and a spinal tumor at C8.

    1. PatientID: 9

      KindredID: 19

      Case: F, 8Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: Positive. The patient's cousin was the proband (1). The proband's mother (2) and uncle (7) carried the mutation and presented with symptoms. The proband's first cousin once removed (22) was also found to have the mutation but was asymptomatic.

      CohortInfo: 20 unrelated VHL families from an ethnically diverse cohort containing both affected and unaffected individuals.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009711, HP:0005584, HP:0002666, HP:0001732, HP:0000077, HP:0010797 (retinal capillary hemangioma, renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, abnormality of the pancreas, abnormality of the kidney, hemangioblastoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: The patient did not have epididymal or ovarian cysts.

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 31368132

      SupplementalData: Supplementary file 1.

      Variant: p.W88* (c.263G>A)

      LegacyVariant: p.W88* (c.476G>A)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182978 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182978/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: W88* (c.263G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. PatientID: 2 (Sister)

      KindredID: 7

      Case: F, 11Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: 6 members of this family were found to harbor the c.319C>G germline variant of the VHL gene. ID 11 presented with renal and pancreatic abnormalities, pheochromocytoma and other undefined phenotypes. ID 1 presented with pheochromocytoma. ID 24 presented with renal abnormalities, and pheochromocytoma, and died at age 62. ID 10 presented with CNS hemangioblastoma, pancreatic abnormalities and pheochromocytoma. ID 4 presented with pheochromocytoma.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001732 (Abnormality of the pancreas)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented with pancreatic abnormalities (9Y).

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0005584; HP:0010797; HP:0002666; HP:0000077 (Retinal capillary hemangioma, Renal cell carcinoma, Hemangioblastoma, Pheochromocytoma, Abnormality of the kidney)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Supplementary Table 1.

      Variant: p.R107G (c.319C>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 43599, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43599/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: R107G (c.319C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    3. PatientID: 125 (Second cousin)

      KindredID: 18

      Case: F, 52Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: 11 members of this family tested positive for the c.712C>T/c.499C>T germline variant of the VHL gene. 14 members of this family were assumed to carry this variant due to family history/personal medical history. Members of this family range from asymptomatic to multi-organ involvement (pheochromocytoma, pancreatic and renal cysts/tumors and hemangioblastomas). The family was previously reported in PMID 3942913.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0009711; HP:0002666; HP:0005584 (Retinal capillary hemangioma, Pheochromocytoma, Renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: This patient presented with retinal angioma (19Y). Age of diagnosis of pheochromocytoma and renal cell carcinoma is unknown.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000077; HP:0001732; HP:0010797 (Abnormality of the kidney, Abnormality of the pancreas, Hemangioblastoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 3942913 (some members of this family are previously reported (phenotypes only) but unable to match patients across papers with confidence)

      SupplementalData: Supplementary Table 1.

      Variant: p.R167W (c.499C>T)

      LegacyVariant: c.712C>T

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2218, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2218/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191506-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: A point mutation (c.712C>T) was found. Being that this variant is out of bound with respect to the NM_000551.3 reference sequence, it was concluded that this variant is noted in the Latif et al. (1993) reference and was translated to c.499C>T (NM_000551.3).

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167W (c.499C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. Ninety-eight individuals were tested for VHL mutations--23 symptomatic and 75 asymptomatic individuals belonging to 16 families. Seven of the families had definite clinical criteria of VHL disease, five had sporadic hemangioblastoma, and four had CNS hemangioblastoma combined with minor visceral signs. Molecular genetic testing identified five germline mutations in six of the definite VHL families (sensitivity 85%), but none in the possible VHL and sporadic hemangioblastoma cases; four of these mutations had been previously described and one is a novel mutation present in two unrelated families. After patients carrying the mutation were identified, they underwent clinical screening and asymptomatic VHL-related lesions were identified in 43%.

      Patients presenting with cerebellar hemangioblastomas at the Mexican National institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery to were prospectively enrolled alongside family members, resulting in 84 patients in 7 families with VHL mutations, and subjected to peripheral blood draw and PCR-based mutation screening, as well as full clinical screening for symptomatic individuals. One indiviudal presented with a c.362A>G mutation leading to a p.Asp121Gly missense change. This individual presented at 29Y with 2 cerebellar hemangioblastomas, bilateral retinal angioma, pancreatic cysts, kidney cysts, renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, and broad ligament cystadenoma. The family history of this patient is negative for the disease; one possibility is that she carries a de novo mutation, although the possibility of non-paternity could not be ruled out. Other affected individuals in Family D died at an early age. They were previously published in PMID: 20064270. ACMG Evidence Codes: 'PP2' because it is a missense variant in a gene with a low rate of benign missense variation where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease.

    2. Ninety-eight individuals were tested for VHL mutations--23 symptomatic and 75 asymptomatic individuals belonging to 16 families. Seven of the families had definite clinical criteria of VHL disease, five had sporadic hemangioblastoma, and four had CNS hemangioblastoma combined with minor visceral signs. Molecular genetic testing identified five germline mutations in six of the definite VHL families (sensitivity 85%), but none in the possible VHL and sporadic hemangioblastoma cases; four of these mutations had been previously described and one is a novel mutation present in two unrelated families. After patients carrying the mutation were identified, they underwent clinical screening and asymptomatic VHL-related lesions were identified in 43%.

      PatientID: 4

      KindredID: A

      Case: Sex Unknown, 11Y0M, Mexican (Latino/Admixed American)

      DiseaseAssertion: asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: three other symptomatic members of family A had this mutation. The symptomatic individuals all had cerebellar hemangioblastomas, as well as spinal hemangioblastomas and renal cysts.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: asymptomatic at 11Y, could be due to patient’s young age

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 20064270

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.F76del (c.227_229del)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223166 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223166/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: inframe_deletion

      CivicName: F76del (c.227_229del)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

      
      
    3. Ninety-eight individuals were tested for VHL mutations--23 symptomatic and 75 asymptomatic individuals belonging to 16 families. Seven of the families had definite clinical criteria of VHL disease, five had sporadic hemangioblastoma, and four had CNS hemangioblastoma combined with minor visceral signs. Molecular genetic testing identified five germline mutations in six of the definite VHL families (sensitivity 85%), but none in the possible VHL and sporadic hemangioblastoma cases; four of these mutations had been previously described and one is a novel mutation present in two unrelated families. After patients carrying the mutation were identified, they underwent clinical screening and asymptomatic VHL-related lesions were identified in 43%.

      PatientID: 25

      KindredID: E

      Case: Sex Unknown, 32Y0M, Mexican (Latino/Admixed American)

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: No family history discussed

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0000107; HP:0001737 (hemangioblastoma, renal cyst, pancreatic cysts)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Symptomatic by 32Y, clinically manifested as 3 cerebellar hemangioblastomas, pancreatic and renal cyst

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 20064270

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R161* (c.481C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2217 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2217/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: R161* (c.481C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

      
      
    1. Endocrine Reviews, Volume 32, Issue Supplement, 1 June 2011, Pages 1–3095, https://doi.org/10.1093/edrv/32.supp.1

      PatientID: N/A (daughter)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 5Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: Her mother tested positive for the mutation: Q164R (c.491A<G), presenting with pheochromocytoma. Her cousin (26Y) had an adrenaland pancreatic tumors neuroendocrine carcinoma of uncertain origin, although no genetic testing.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: asymptomatic likely due to young age

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Q164R (c.491A>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2238 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2238/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: To date, this germline VHL mutation was said to have been described in only 3 cases, with variable phenotypes, and in 2 cases PHEO occurred at a very young age.

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: N/A

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare tumors in the pediatric population that arise from neural crest cells. Prompt recognition and treatment are necessary to limit morbidity. Compared to adults, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma in children are more likely to be associated with an underlying genetic syndrome, and genetic testing should be pursued. These tumors can produce catecholamines and present with symptoms such as sweating, nausea, emesis, hypertension, or diarrhea, or they can be nonfunctional and present with symptoms related to mass effect. Evaluation is initiated with measurement of urine and plasma metanephrines and diagnosis confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging. Definitive treatment occurs via surgical excision. A multidisciplinary team specifically trained in the management of pediatric PHEO and PGL is necessary for optimal patient care.

      PatientID: 1 (case)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 17Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: The patient’s father and paternal aunt both had a history of pheochromocytoma. No genetic testing for them was described.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006748; HP:0002668 (adrenal pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Presented at 11Y with a 2-week history of nausea. He was noted to have tachycardia and a heart murmur, so an echocardiogram was obtained revealing moderate concentric hypertrophy and mildly decreased left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction. An MRI of the abdomen revealed a 4.6 × 4.1 × 5.7 cm mass in the right adrenal gland and a 3.3 × 2.9 × 3.2 cm rounded lesion in the left adrenal gland. MIBG scan showed MIBG localization in bilateral retroperitoneal masses, compatible with bilateral pheochromocytoma. Patient underwent bilateral adrenalectomy. Two years later (13Y), imaging revealed a right paraspinal paraganglioma which was subsequently resected.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: An ophthalmology examination was notable only for hypertensive retinopathy.

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.V84M (c.250G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 428813, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/428813/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000004376, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183781-G-A

      VariantEvidence: At the time of publication, the mutation had not been previously characterized however was clinically consistent with a diagnosis of VHL.

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: N/A

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. GroupID: None (13)

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      GroupSize: 2

      GroupNumberMales: N/A

      GroupNumberFemales: N/A

      GroupEthnicity: N/A

      GroupAgeRange: N/A

      GroupInfo: This family group of 2 individuals have clinically confirmed VHL disease. These individuals were found to harbor a c.280G>T variant causing a Glu94* missense mutation (noted in the paper as c.493G>T due to Latif reference transcript being used).

      GroupPresentingHPOs: HP:0009711 (Retinal capillary hemangioma)

      GroupHPOFreeText: Patients within this family were found to have a clinical diagnosis of VHL disease. No VHL clinical phenotypes were explicitly stated other than retinal angiomatosis in at least one patient.

      GroupNotHPOs: N/A

      GroupNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      GroupPreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.E94* (c.280G>T)

      LegacyVariant: c.493G>T

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 584477, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/584477/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion; stop_gained

      CivicName: E94* (c.280G>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. 41 non-related patients with retinal capillary hemangioma presenting in the Benjamin Franklin University Eye Clinic between 1988 to 1999 Germany were evaluated for the presence of other VHL lesions. VHL disease was diagnosed in 33 patients based on the presence of other severe VHL lesions (spinal hemangioblastoma, cerebellar hemangioblastoma, renal cysts, pancreatic cyst, renal carcinoma, and pheochromocytoma), molecular genetic testing, and/or family history. VHL germline mutations were identified in 27 out of 29 VHL families screened with molecular genetics. Blood samples were genetically tested using PCR-SSCP sequencing. One patient with VHL-related retinal angiomatosis was found to have germline missense (c.452T>C) mutation in the VHL gene. 3 other affected relatives were also evaluated and found to have the variant but no phenotypes were provided. This variant was reported as c.665T>C (AF010238.1) and mapped to p.I151T (c.452T>C) (NM_000551.3).

    3. 41 non-related patients with retinal capillary hemangioma presenting in the Benjamin Franklin University Eye Clinic between 1988 to 1999 Germany were evaluated for the presence of other VHL lesions. VHL disease was diagnosed in 33 patients based on the presence of other severe VHL lesions (spinal hemangioblastoma, cerebellar hemangioblastoma, renal cysts, pancreatic cyst, renal carcinoma, and pheochromocytoma), molecular genetic testing, and/or family history. Blood samples were taken and analyzed by PCR and single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP). VHL germline mutations were identified in 27 out of 29 VHL families screened with molecular genetics. Group 20, consisted of a proband with retinal capillary hemangioma and a relative who also harboured the germline VHL mutation, R161 (c.481C>T). Group 21, consisted of one proband with retinal capillary hemangioma who also had the R161 mutation. It should be noted that this VHL mutation was stated as c.694C>T in the paper which used the Latif sequence as reference. No other affected family members were described for group 21. Other VHL lesions harbored by the patients were not specified.

    1. p.Trp88X43M+CHB, RCC, pancreatic cyst, epididymal cyst

      PatientID: 1

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 43Y0M, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Positive family history but no further information

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0001737; HP:0005584; HP:0030424 (hemangioblastoma, pancreatic cyst, renal cell carcinoma, epididymal cyst)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient had an age of diagnosis of VHL at 43

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Yes

      Variant: p.W88* (c.264G>A) OR (c.263G>A) (see evidence statement)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 936684 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/936684/ OR 182978 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182978/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence:N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: W88*

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. p.Arg161X39M+CHB, RCC, pancreatic cyst

      PatientID: 5

      KindredID: 4

      Case: M, 39Y0M, Ethnicity unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Familial VHL mutation - Patient and their 4 relatives harbored p.Arg161X mutation - all with the same phenotypes hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma and pancreatic cysts

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0005584; HP:0001737 (hemangioblastoma; renal cell carcinoma; pancreatic cysts)

      CaseHPOFreeText: With an age of diagnosis of VHL at 39

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Patients with clinical manifestations suggestive of VHL or MEN2 were first screened for VHL or RET mutation, respectively. Possible screening of RET, SDHB and SDHD as well

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Yes

      Variant: p.R161* (c.481C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2217 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2217/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: stop_gained

      CivicName: R161* (c.481C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. cases

      Whole genome and exome sequencing of tumor-normal matched DNA of 463 patients with clinically sporadic pancreatic cancer were observed. Germline mutations were identified through next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. One VHL gene mutation was specified: p.E52* (c.154G>T) in a patient who died due to pancreatic cancer. No family history or other phenotypic manifestations were detailed.

    1. PatientID: V-19

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL (Asymptomatic)

      FamilyInfo: Family’s roots were traced to the German town of Leipzig in Saxony, from whence the original 11 siblings had immigrated to America around 1670. The following report is a 2011 updated pedigree on the previously reported Tisherman kindred. At the time of this study, 43/49 patients have undergone mutational analysis revealing the VHL familial mutation (Y112H) and 35/49 patients have clinical VHL manifestations. Phenotypic cumulative lifetime risk was 71% for Pheo/PGL, 15% for hemangioblastoma, 33% for retinal angioma, 3% for renal cell carcinoma, and 3% for pancreatic cysts. 6 members of the family (all deceased; 4 males, 2 females) had suspected VHL and 2 (males) of these were suspected to have had Pheo/PGL.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005584; HP:0009711; HP:0002666; HP:0002668 (Renal cell carcinoma, Retinal capillary hemangioma, Pheochromocytoma, Paraganglioma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: 9201016; 8239848 (no genetic information; only phenotypes)

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y112H (c.334T>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2222, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2222/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y112H (c.334T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. To our knowledge, 2 case reports have described genetically verified VHL patients with intracranial aneurysms.20, 44 Gelis et al44 reported a 26-year-old patient with a ruptured aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery and genetically proven VHL disease. Sharma and Jha20 reported a 17-year-old girl who suffered SAH of a right posterior communicating artery aneurysm. After she developed hemangioblastomas, gene sequencing revealed the mutation c.256C > T in the VHL gene (exon 1). This mutation led to a proline to serine substitution at amino acid position 86

      The paper references 2 case reports which have described genetically verified VHL patients with intracranial aneurysms previously: PMID: 15492723 and 16506495. The first was a 26Y patient with genetically proven VHL disease, although unclear what the mutation is. The second was a 17-year-old girl who suffered from SAH of a right posterior communicating artery aneurysm. She later developed hemangioblastomas. Gene sequencing revealed the mutation c.256C>T in the VHL gene.

    1. his two brothers (32

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 32Y0M, Danish

      DiseaseAssertion: Asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: The patient's brother carried the mutation and presented with renal cell carcinoma. The patient's paternal uncle died from metastasizing RCC at 46 years of age, and the proband’s father died from urosepsis in relation to bladder cancer in situ at the age of 56. Neither of these men were able to undergo genetic testing. The patient's mother was found to carry the mutation and had breast cancer. The maternal grandmother as well as a half brother were found to harbour the mutation but were asymptomatic. See Figure 1 for family pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.P81S (c.241C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2233 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2233/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.0002179 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183772-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName:P81S (c.241C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. along with a silent mutation p.P2P (c.6C>G) in the VHL gene

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 31Y0M, Danish

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: The patient's brother carried the mutation. The proband’s paternal uncle died from metastasizing RCC at 46 years of age, and the proband’s father died from urosepsis in relation to bladder cancer in situ at the age of 56. Neither of these men were able to undergo genetic testing. The patient's mother was found to carry the mutation and had breast cancer. The maternal grandmother as well as a half brother were found to harbour the mutation but were asymptomatic. The proband's child was found to have a different VHL mutation (p.P2P). See Figure 1 for family pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0005584 (renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented with renal cell carcinoma at age 29.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.P2= (c.6C>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 456593 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/456593/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183537-C-G

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: synonymous_variant

      CivicName: P2=(c.6C>G) and P81S(c.241C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: Germline, VHL, c.241C>T (p.Pro81Ser)

    1. c.293A>C (Novel)p.(Tyr98Ser)

      150 index patients with pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma were evaluated. Phenotypic data were collected and germline mutations in five susceptibility genes (RET, VHL, SDHB, SDHD and SDHC) were tested. Out of 30 patients with familial presentation, 13 were clinically diagnosed as VHL syndrome. Using PCR and Sanger sequencing through peripheral blood, genetic testing confirmed a mutation at c.293A>C of the VHL gene in two unrelated probands. A 15 year old Asian Indian male presented with unilateral pheochromocytoma, sympathetic paraganglioma, renal and pancreatic cysts. Family history was positive. The second was a 31 year old Asian Indian female who presented with unilateral pheochromocytoma, CNS hemangioblastoma, and a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Family history was also positive.

    1. variants of VHL in 18 probands

      PatientID: 7

      KindredID: 7

      Case: Sex Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: No family information provided.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666; HP:0002668 (Pheochromocytoma; paraganglioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient had pheochromocytoma and/or paraganglioma (table 2).

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.T124I (c.371C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 36902, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/36902/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant, transition

      CivicName: T124I (c.371C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. c.481C>T p.

      Of 51 patients tested for VHL mosaic germline mutations, two returned with the c.481C>T (p.Arg161*) variant. The first was a 16 year old male presenting with several retinal haemangioblastomas and renal cysts where his first clinical manifestations presented at 16 years old and it is unknown if this is a familial variant. In this patient, next generation sequencing found 1.7% mutated allele in the blood, ddPCR found 1.9% mutated allele in the blood. The following patient returning positive. He presented with bilateral renal cell carcinoma at age 48 and had a daughter affected by the same heterozygous germline mutation. Next generation sequencing found 1.7% mutated allele in the blood and ddPCR found 1.8% mutated allele in the blood. Both of the patient were diagnosed with clinical VHL. This patient was previously published in 24301059.

    1. In 1996, we described a 3 generation VHL 2A kindred with 11 mutation carriers. We aim to share our experience regarding the long-term follow-up of this family

      PatientID: 29

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 10Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: This patient was a member of family 1, where 14/32 total patients were diagnosed with VHL. One of which (I-32) was a mutational carrier with down syndrome. The other 13 patients had varying phenotypes, including adrenal pheochromocytoma, pancreatic endocrine tumors, liver and bone metastases, paraganglioma, cerebellar, spinal, and retinal hemangioblastomas, polycythemia, and chondrosarcoma. See Fig. 1 for family pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006748 (adrenal pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient presented with his initial VHL-related clinical manifestations at 10Y0M. She had adrenal pheochromocytoma and diagnosed with VHL subtype 2A (see table 1).

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0002668 (paraganglioma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Patient does not have paraganglioma.

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.V166F (c.496G>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2224, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2224/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: V166F (c.496G>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. 4FProband1c.208G > Ap.Glu70Lys1–20, B––––14, 19

      PatientID: Proband

      KindredID: 4

      Case: F, 20Y0M, Korean

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Mother presented with bilateral retinal hemangioblastoma at 20Y but not genetically confirmed to have this VHL variant.

      CohortInfo: Thirteen unrelated patients with germline VHL mutations who were diagnosed with VHL disease were evaluated.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0009711 (Retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Bilateral retinal hemangioblastoma at 20Y. Diagnosed with VHL Type 1.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0002666; HP:0005584; HP:0001732; HP:0000107; HP:0010797 (Pheochromocytoma, Renal cell carcinoma, Abnormality of the pancreas, Renal cyst, Hemangioblastoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.E70K (c.208G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 43598, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43598/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000004365, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183739-G-A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: E70K (c.208G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. 5 I 0 28 1 retinal hb (17 years) T c.433C > T (p.Gln145X)

      PatientID: I

      KindredID: 5

      Case: Sex Unknown, 28Y0M, Danish

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: 2 family members with the same VHL variant. Patient 5-II presented with 13 CNS hemangioblastomas (11Y, 13Y, 15Y and 17Y), retinal hemangioblastoma (13Y) and 2 pancreatic cysts (16Y). Patient 5-III presented with retinal hemangioblastoma (12Y), pancreatic cysts (12Y), CNS hemangioblastoma (15Y) and kidney disease (12Y).

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0009711 (Retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Diagnosed with VHL at age 0Y. Presented with retinal hemangioblastoma at 17Y. Age at the end of study: 28Y.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Q145* (c.433C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 625249, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/625249/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition; stop_gained

      CivicName: Q145* (c.433C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. c.292T>C

      A 37-year-old woman was admitted for adrenal diseases with bilateral adrenal tumors and multiple hepatic and pulmonary lesions for surgery. She was first diagnosed with VHL disease in 2000 due to a heterozygous c.292T>C mutation in exon 1 of the VHL gene, although methods used were unclear. Her father was also diagnosed with a VHL gene mutation. She lost 4-5-kg in 4 months, had increased daytime fatigue, and anxiety and revealed occasional past nicotine abuse. CT scan of chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed bilateral adrenal tumors, multiple partially calcified hepatic lesions and multiple bilateral partially calcified pulmonary lesions and nodules. An MRI revealed bilateral adrenal tumors. Due to these CT and MRI findings, a diagnostic hypothesis of metastatic pheochromocytoma or adrenocortical carcinoma was made. A bilateral partial adrenalectomy, liver biopsy, and thoracoscopic atypical left lung excision were performed. Histopathologic examination confirmed bilateral pheochromocytomas and hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with pulmonary metastases. Other than father's VHL mutation, family history was not discussed.

    1. PatientID: 10

      KindredID: 10

      Case: 39Y0M, Sex and Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Recorded as a familial tumor; one other family info present (Patient ID: 9) who is a 47 year old patient with an abdominal paraganglioma

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666 (pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Unilateral pheochromocytoma reported with an age at diagnosis of 39 years of age.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET, SDHB/SDHC/SDHD

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Q164H (c.492G>C)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: Paper stated this as c.491G>C; p.Q164H. cDNA position of 492 is most likely correct and matches up. Error by authors to say c.491.

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 618485 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/618485/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000007954 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191499-G-C

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transversion

      CivicName: Q164H (c.492G>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. Subject and methodsAt age 48, a female VHL patient presented with pain in her left arm. She was diagnosed with VHL at age 25. Genetic testing of peripheral blood had confirmed a c.500G > A (p.Arg167Gln) VHL gene mutation. Her medical history included surgery for central nervous system hemangioblastomas at age 26, 28, 39 and 45 as well as a retinal hemangioma for which she underwent a coagulation procedure at age 26. Imaging studies suggested a lytic lesion in the left distal ulna (Fig. 1). A biopsy was taken that was suggestive of clear cell chondrosarcoma. Additional immunohistochemical analysis showed strong S-100 staining. Antibodies directed at cytokeratins 8, 18, AE1-3 and also inhibin, which are used for the identification of renal cell carcinoma or hemangioblastoma, were negative. Bone scintigraphy did not reveal any other bone lesions. Surgical resection resulted in complete removal of the tumor. Tumor tissue was frozen after surgery. DNA was isolated and after PCR amplification the VHL gene locus was analyzed by Sanger sequencing [3]. In addition, tumor DNA was subjected to comprehensive genetic and epigenetic analysis using an Ion Ampliseq Cancer Hotspot v2 panel (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Infinium CytoSNP-850 K and Infinium MethylationEPIC-850 K beadchip (Illumina). In parallel, tissue was processed for immunohistochemical analysis using monoclonal antibodies directed at pVHL and the pVHL-suppressed target Cyclin D1 (VHL, Cat.no. 556347, 1:200, BD Biosciences; Cyclin D1(SP4), Cat.no. 241R-15, 1:100, Cell Marque). The patient was informed and gave written permission for this case report.

      PatientID: N/A (case)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 48Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0009711; HP:0006765 (Hemangioblastoma; Retinal capillary hemangioma; Chondrosarcoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient presented at 48Y with pain in her left arm. She was diagnosed with VHL at 25Y. She had surgery for CNS HB at ages 26, 28, 39, and 45Y. She also had retinal HB and underwent a coagulation procedure at 26Y. A lytic lesion was found in the left distal ulna (clear cell chondrosarcoma)

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005584; HP:0010797 (renal cell carcinoma; hemnagioblastoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: An unspecified gene panel analysis was performed, where no additional mutations were found (except for a non-pathogenic, variant of the ATM gene (c.1810C>T; p.(Pro604Ser))).

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R167Q (c.500G>A)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 2216, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2216/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.000003977, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10191507-G-A

      VariantEvidence: Loss of wild type VHL during tumour development.

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R167Q (c.500G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. A 23-yr-old asymptomatic female presented with a palpable mass on the left side of the neck during a routine check-up for her VHL p.Arg64Pro family-specific mutation, already previously identified in this patient’s family. No other clinical manifestations had been detected until then. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy revealed a hotspot near the left carotid artery, indicating a paraganglioma. No hypertension or increase in catecholamines was observed. The removed 2.5-cm tumor was histopathologically a paraganglioma. At age 33, there was no recurrence, nor did the patient have other tumors. Interestingly, the VHL disease had a heterogeneous presentation in the family, with bilateral pheochromocytomas and clear cell renal carcinoma as the initial presentation in the father. In addition, the patient’s son underwent a unilateral adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma at the age of 7.

      PatientID: 4

      KindredID: 4

      Case: F, 23Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: The patient had a family specific p.Arg64Pro mutation, and VHL disease had a heterogeneous presentation in the family. The patient’s father initially presented with bilateral pheochromocytomas and clear cell renal carcinoma, and the patient’s son underwent unilateral adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma at the age of 7.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002668 (Paraganglioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient was asymptomatic and presented with a palpable mass on the left side of the neck during a routine check-up. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy revealed a hotspot near the left carotid artery, which indicated a paraganglioma. The paraganglioma was 2.5cm in size, and histological examination of it post-resection confirmed it was a paraganglioma. The patient did not present with any later tumors, although the length of follow-up is not specified.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R64P (c.191G>C)

      ClinVarID: 2226, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2226/

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: R64P(c.191G>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    2. Three of her four sons were found to carry the mutation. Clinical screening of all 3 disclosed a 2.4-cm abdominal paraganglioma in one of them but no lesion in the other brothers.

      PatientID: N/A (son 3)

      KindredID: 12

      Case: M, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: His mother and two other brothers presented with the mutation. One brothers was asymptomatic, while the youngest had a paraganglioma lesion; his mother had pheo and paragangliomas

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Nothing was found through screening

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y156C (c.467A>G)

      LegacyVariant: p.Y156C

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: The publication only provides the p., the mutation was able to be deduced to p.Y156C (c.467A>G)

      ClinVarID: 43600 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/43600/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant; transition

      CivicName: Y156C (c.467A>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. Case description: A suprasellar mass was found in a 33-year-old woman with retinal HBL and bilateral adrenal pheochromocytomas. The diagnosis of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease was confirmed preoperatively not only by these clinical manifestations but also by germline mutation study. The existence of VHL disease indicated a diagnosis of HBL for the suprasellar mass. The results of our mutation study indicated that this patient had type II VHL disease, suggesting that careful follow-up is essential for the early detection of renal cell carcinoma, which is often associated with type II VHL disease. Here, we summarize the previously reported features of sellar and suprasellar HBLs.

      PatientID: 1

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 33Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: her younger sister had previously undergone surgery for bilateral adrenal pheochromocytomas, a hereditary disease was suspected. No familial testing was provided

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006748; HP:0009711; HP:0010797; HP:0040277; HP:0009713 (adrenal pheochromocytoma; retinal capillary hemangioma; hemangioblastoma; Neoplasm of the pituitary gland; spinal hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: With a 10-year history of irregular menstruation, developed abdominal pain, she was found to have bilateral adrenal lesions which were subsequently removed and confirmed to be bilateral adrenal pheochromocytomas. Later, a suprasellar mass was found in a this patient with retinal HB. The diagnosis of von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease was confirmed preoperatively not only by these clinical manifestations but also by germline mutation study. The existence of VHL disease indicated a diagnosis of HB for the suprasellar mass.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R161Q (c.482G>A)

      LegacyVariant: c.695G>A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182983, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182983/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: R161Q (c.482G>A)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. In the 14 VHL patients

      PatientID: Case 11

      KindredID: 11

      Case: Gender Unknown, Age Unknown, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006880 (Cerebellar hemangioblastoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: No individual phenotypic information was given.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y98C(c.293A>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 223176, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/223176

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y98C(c.293A>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. We observed 10 different intragenic mutations in 10/15 (66.7%) patients: five missense mutations

      Germline VHL mutations were found in all Korean patients who fulfilled clinical criteria for VHL disease. No mutation of VHL was detected in other patients who did not meet clinical criteria. In all cases, samples from both parents were not available and evidence of de novo mutations could not further be evaluated. Mutation (p.C162W) was detected using direct sequencing/MLPA methods in and 39Y old male patient referred to Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. Patient shows CNS hemangioblastoma and was positive for 'other' phenotypes which included either pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, renal cysts, pancreatic cysts, or central nervous system tumors. The patient had a negative family history for VHL disease but details were not available. ACMG PP4

    1. PatientID: 11

      KindredID: 11

      Case: F, 24Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Adrenal pheochromocytoma

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006748 (adrenal pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient was found to have a single benign tumour 9 cm in size in her adrenal gland.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET/SDHC/SDHB/SDHD

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y98H (c.292T>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVar: 2223 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2223/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.00001343 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183823-T-C

      VariantEvidence: The patient had LOH of SDHB as indicated in Table 1.

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y98H (c.292T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. We report on a Japanese VHL family

      PatientID: 2

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 39Y0M, Japanese

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: Her older daughter (P1) with cerebellar hemangioblastoma, retinal capillary hemangioma, pancreatic cysts and a hearing impairment, and her younger daughter (P3) with cerebellar hemangioblastoma, spinal cord tumor, retinal capillary hemangioma, pancreatic and renal cysts both had the p.P86L VHL mutation. Her husband did not.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006880; HP:0009711 (Cerebellar hemangioblastoma; retinal capillary hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: At age 39, suffering from retinal angiomas and a cerebellar hemangioblastoma, she underwent surgery for removal of the brain tumor in another hospital. After the operation she suffered from left facial palsy.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.P86L (c.257C>T)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182977 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182977/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: P86L (c.257C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. the patient’s mother aged 38 was diagnosed with bilateral pheochromocytoma resected when she was the age of 18 years. She presented several relapses, the most recent one at the age of 32, when she was also diagnosed with cerebral angioma. Genetic testing revealed the presence of the VHL c 244 C>G (p. Arg 82 Gly) heterozygote mutation, while the tests for RET, SDHB, SDHC and SDHD were negative.

      PatientID: None

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 38Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo:

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002666; HP:0001028 (Pheochromocytoma, Hemangioma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Was diagnosed with bilateral pheochromocytoma resected when she was the age of 18 years. She presented several relapses, the most recent one at the age of 32, when she was also diagnosed with cerebral angioma.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: RET, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.R82G (c.244C>G)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 1297059, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/1297059/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transversion

      CivicName: R82G (c.244C>G)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. Of the 13 individuals tested, V:2, IV:4, IV:6, III:2, III:3, and III:11 were all found to carry the P25L mutation in the VHL gene.

      PatientID: III:2

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 62, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: Asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: The patient's father (II:3) had a brain tumour at age 53 and died at age 78. The patient's paternal aunt (II:1) died of stomach cancer at age 80. The patient's paternal grandfather died at age 50 due to a brain tumour. The patient had three children all of whom carried the P25L mutation and were asymptomatic (IV:4 and IV:6) except patient IV:2 who presented with a retinal hemangioma and renal cyst. Her daughter (IV:2) had three children and one was found to carry the mutation. The patient had seven siblings, five of whom underwent genetic testing. Two were found to carry the mutation but both were asymptomatic (patient III:3 and III:11). Patient III:3 had six children one of whom died due to clear cell renal carcinoma at age 48 but did not carry the P25L mutation. Of the 13 family members tested, V:2, IV:4, IV:6, III:3, and III:11 were all found to carry the P25L mutation in the VHL gene. Refer to Figure 1 for pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.P25L (c.74C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 93330 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/93330/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.002988 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183605-C-T

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName:P25L (c.74C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. R167L 

      301 were enrolled in a prospective clinical protocol to evaluate the natural history of vHL-associated pancreatic lesions (NCT00062166). Of these, 69 patients with pancreatic manifestations of vHL disease and missense VHL mutations were included in the current study. Individual patient phenotype was not described, but overall of the 60 patients, 57 had RCC, 41 had CNS hemangioblastomas, 28 had retinal hemangioblastoma, 23 had pheochromocytoma. 36/69 patients were female and the mean age was 50.5 years old. All patients underwent genetic testing using Sanger sequencing and Southern Blotting. Two patients were listed with this missense mutation, c.500G>T.

    1. A female patient was diagnosed with a 3cm, right adrenal, metanephrine-secreting (PHEO) at age 47, and 11 years later, developed a Furhman grade I-II RCC with typical features of clear cell type. She remains disease-free after 18 and 7 years of follow up, respectively. She had two siblings with PHEOs, detected at 44 and 51 years of age, but no other RCCs. A germline truncating TMEM127 mutation, c.532_533dupT; p.Y178LfsX48, hereafter referred to as TMEM127-532dupT, was identified after a targeted, exome-based next generation sequencing screening (Fig.1C). No other pathogenic germline mutation was detected in other 35 pheochromocytoma and/or renal cancer susceptibility genes screened. Furthermore, no somatic mutations were found at high-depth sequencing (average 180x) of the proband’s frozen PHEO using Illumina TruSeq Cancer Panel screening of 42 cancer genes. The TMEM127-532dupT mutation was also detected in germline DNA from one affected sister (Fig.1A, ​,1B)1B) and three other family members, their mother and two brothers, who have no evidence of PHEO or RCC (Fig. 1A). The proband’s mother was diagnosed with a lung adenocarcinoma at age 78. Analysis of the proband’s fresh-frozen PHEO DNA revealed loss of the wild-type TMEM127 allele (Fig.1B). These results support the germline TMEM127 mutation as the main driver event in this family (Qin et al. 2010). In contrast, no TMEM127 loss was found in three separate regions dissected from the proband’s formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) RCC (Fig.1C). Similar to the proband’s PHEO, the FFPE PHEO from the proband’s sister displayed clear loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the wild-type allele (Fig.1C), excluding potential artifacts due to fixed tissue quality. The lack of TMEM127 LOH in the RCC is in agreement with our earlier observation of retention of heterozygosity in a limited set of renal cancers with germline TMEM127 mutations(Qin et al. 2014). Interestingly, in this earlier report we noted decreased TMEM127 transcription in the tumors carrying these heterozygous variants, potentially suggesting a dosage effect of the TMEM127 mutation in renal tissue.Open in a separate windowFigure 1A) Partial pedigree of a family with a germline TMEM127 mutation (c.532dupT, p.Y178LfsX48). Clinical features are indicated in the labels. Clinically unaffected mutation carriers are 87 (I-2), 62 (II-3) and 60 (II-4) years old. One additional, 54-year-old sibling (not shown) is negative for the mutation. B) Electropherograms of germline DNA from the proband (II-1) and one affected sister (II-2), and fresh-frozen PHEO from the proband, compared to the reference sequence. The single nucleotide insertion site is indicated with an arrow; the PHEO sample has no wild-type allele sequence. C) Electropherograms of archival, formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded tumor DNA: PHEO from affected sister and three separate subregions of the proband’s RCC, referred to as RCC-1, RCC-2 and RCC-3, compared to the reference sequence. Note loss of the wild-type allele in the PHEO but not in the RCC subregions. D) Western blot of lysates from the proband’s PHEO, two unrelated PHEOs carrying distinct TMEM127 mutations, and four PHEOS of other genetic backgrounds (mutated gene indicated), a separate gel of HEK293T cells expressing wild-type or c.532dupT TMEM127 construct containing an HA tag are shown to indicate the expected size of truncated c.532dupT TMEM127; Membranes were probed with TMEM127 (Bethyl Labs), phospho-Thr389- S6 kinase (S6K) and total S6K (Cell Signaling Technology), and β-actin (Sigma) as a loading control. E) Confocal microscopy images of HEK293T cells transiently transfected with GFP-tagged wild-type (WT) TMEM127 and GFP-TMEM127-532dupT mutant protein; a previously reported pathogenic mutant, GFP-TMEM127-S147del, was included as a positive control. WT-TMEM127 has a punctate pattern, S147del is diffusely distributed, and 532dupT is predominantly diffuse. F) GuideRNA (sgRNA) sequence used to genome-edit HEK293 cells, indicating the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequence and the position of the nucleotide insertion of a clone. Corresponding electropherogram is shown below (arrow indicates inserted T at position c.532 on the TMEM127 sequence).G) Western blot of lysates from HEK293 control and 532dupT cells after amino acid starvation followed by exposure for 15 minutes. No TMEM127 protein is detected in the HEK293-TMEM127-532dupT cells. Phosphorylation of mTOR targets S6 kinase (S6K) and downstream S6 are shown and β-actin was used as a loading control. H) Electropherograms of germline and tumor samples spanning a VHL 3’UTR SNP (dbSNP rs1642742) used to estimate copy number at the VHL gene. DNA from proband’s germline and archival RCCs, as well as PHEO from proband and her sister PHEO. Percentage of the ‘A’ allele representation of each sample was estimated by the Mutation Surveyor program, as reported(Toledo, et al. 2016).To further investigate whether the TMEM127-532dupT mutation was pathogenic, we explored its consequences in tumor tissue. No frozen material was available from the RCC and, in the absence of a reliable TMEM127 antibody for immunohistochemistry, no additional analysis of TMEM127 protein was available from this tumor. However, Western blot of protein lysates from the proband’s frozen PHEO using a polyclonal antibody that recognizes the TMEM127 N-terminus (Bethyl labs) (Qin et al. 2014) revealed neither full-length nor truncated TMEM127 bands (Fig 1D). Other TMEM127-mutant PHEOS included as controls also showed no TMEM127 expression, while TMEM127 protein was clearly detectable in PHEOs of other genetic origins but with intact TMEM127 sequence (Fig.1D), in support of instability of mutant TMEM127 protein. In addition, in agreement with our previous observations suggesting that the mTORC1 kinase pathway is activated after TMEM127 loss (Qin et al. 2010), phosphorylation of the mTORC1 downstream target S6 kinase (S6K) was increased in the TMEM127-532dupT PHEO and in the other TMEM127 mutant tumors, compared to TMEM127 wild-type PHEOs (Fig.1D).Next, we examined TMEM127 subcellular distribution as another functional readout by expressing in HEK293T kidney cells a construct carrying this mutation fused with a green fluorescent protein (GFP) made by site directed mutagenesis, as described (Qin et al. 2010). The TMEM127-532dupT mutant showed a diffuse cytoplasmic pattern, similar to a previously reported pathogenic TMEM127 mutant (Qin et al. 2014), but distinct from the punctate endomembrane distribution of wild type TMEM127 (Fig.1E). We were unable to generate cells that retained stable expression of this mutant, further supporting its instability. To study the effects of the mutation in a more physiological context in renal cells, we generated HEK293 cells carrying homozygous TMEM127-532dupT mutation by CRISPR-Cas9-based genome modification using previously published protocols(Sanjana, et al. 2014) and a guide RNA that targeted the mutated nucleotide site or a control (Fig.1F). Stable clones carrying the c.532dupT mutation in homozygosity were obtained and verified by sequencing (Fig 1F). Similar to the proband’s PHEO, HEK293 TMEM127-532dupT cells had no detectable TMEM127 protein (Fig1G). Moreover, incubation of these cells with amino acids following 2 hours of amino acid deprivation, a powerful mTORC1 pathway activation input(Sancak, et al. 2010), led to higher mTOR target phosphorylation in HEK293 TMEM127-532dupT cells compared with control (Fig. 1G), suggesting that kidney cells with mutant TMEM127-532dupT have increased mTORC1 activation. Taken together, our data indicate that the TMEM127-532dupT mutation leads to loss of TMEM127 function both in primary PHEO and in renal cells, consistent with its pathogenic role.In view of the lack of TMEM127 LOH in the RCC, we investigated other possible genetic causes. Immunohistochemistry for SDHB was positive, excluding an SDH mutation. We sequenced the coding region of the VHL gene in three subsections of proband’s RCC and found no mutations. We also evaluated VHL copy number using a SNP located in the 3’UTR of the gene (dbSNP rs1642742, c.*294G>A) that was heterozygous in the proband germline

      PatientID: N/A (case)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 56Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: pheochromocytoma

      FamilyInfo: She had two siblings with pheochromocytoma (PHEO), detected at 44 and 51 years of age, but no other renal cell carcinomas (RCC).

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006770; HP:0002666 (clear cell renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient was diagnosed with a right adrenal pheochromocytoma at 47Y0M, and 11 years later, developed renal cell carcinoma with typical features of clear cell type. She remains disease-free after 18 from initial diagnosis. Patient’s mother was diagnosed with a lung adenocarcinoma at age 78. The initially identified TMEM127-532dupT mutation was detected in the germline DNA from one affected sister and three other family members, the mother and two brothers, who do not have f PHEO or RCC.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: TMEM127

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: c.*294G>A

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 342407, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/342407/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: 3_prime_UTR_variant

      CivicName: c.*294G>A

      MultipleGeneVariants: Germline, TMEM127, c.532_533dupT (p.Y178Lfs*48)

    1. Twelve (75%) of 16 gene carriers were found to have ocular hemangioblastomas(Figure 1 and Figure 2), and 7 of these had bilateral disease (Table 1). The mean number of angiomas was 3.3. However, 1 individual had 22 angiomas, most of which were in an area of previous exudative retinal detachment (see the "Comment" section) (Table 2). Exclusion of this individual resulted in a mean number of angiomas of 2.1. Six eyes had optic disc angiomas (Figure 2). Six of the 19 eyes with ocular hemangioblastomas had visual acuity less than 20/40. Two patients had no light perception in one or both eyes. The average age at diagnosis of ocular angiomatosis was 37 years.

      PatientID: 2

      KindredID: 1

      Case: Sex Unknown, 24Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: asymptomatic

      FamilyInfo: Significant family history. Pedigree follows 8 generations (see Figure 3). Family immigrated to Iowa, US, from Baden-Baden, Germany, in 1832; Likely sharing a common ancestor to the traced lineage of the Black Forest region of Germany.

      CasePresentingHPOs: None

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0010797; HP:0002666; HP:0009711; HP:0005584 (hemangioblastoma, pheochromocytoma; retinal capillary hemangioma; renal cell carcinoma)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.Y98H (c.292T>C)

      LegacyVariant: p.Y98H (c.505T>C)

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVar: 2223 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/2223/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: 0.00001343 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183823-T-C

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: Y98H (c.292T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. Lung adenocarcinoma has never before been reported to be associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. Here, we report a case of VHL disease in a patient who had metachronous multiple lung adenocarcinomas. The patient is a 64-year-old-woman with VHL disease. She underwent surgical resection of one adenocarcinoma and one atypical adenomatous hyperplasia. A second lung adenocarcinoma developed metachronously. A point mutation in the VHL gene was confirmed in DNA from a blood sample, and loss of heterozygosity at the VHL locus was detected in the lung adenocarcinoma. The VHL dysfunction may have a role in the development of multiple lung adenocarcinomas.

      PatientID: 1

      KindredID: 1

      Case: F, 64Y0M, Japanese

      DiseaseAssertion: VHL

      FamilyInfo: Her father was killed in an accident when she was young. Her older brother died of renal cell carcinoma associated with VHL disease at the age of 58. Her younger sister was also diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma that was associated with VHL disease. No members past the proband had been genetically tested.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006880; HP:0030078; HP:0005584; HP:0001737 (cerebellar hemangioblastoma; lung adenocarcinoma; renal cell carcinoma; pancreatic cysts)

      CaseHPOFreeText: of a hemangioblastoma of the cerebellum when she was 37 years old. Her right kidney was resected because of renal cell carcinoma at the age of 59. Concurrently, she received a pancreatojejunostomy for a pancreatic cyst. At the age of 63, radiofrequency ablation was performed for renal cell carcinoma of her left kidney. In the same year, computed tomography screening of the patient’s lungs detected nodules in the right middle lobe and left upper division. A computed tomography–guided needle biopsy of the nodule in the right middle lobe resulted in a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma (Fig 1). We concurrently performed a lobectomy of the patient’s right middle lobe and a partial resection of the left upper division.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.S65L (c.194C>T)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182975, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182975/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/3-10183725-C-T

      VariantEvidence: Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the VHL locus was detected in the lung adenocarcinoma. The hepatic adenocarcinoma was found with somatic EGFR mutations and loss of heterozygosity at the VHL locus; authors speculate that dysfunctional pVHL may promote mutations on the EGFR gene.

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: S65L (c.194C>T)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

    1. In 1998, a 20-year-old male was admitted to the General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University (Tianjin, China) with symptoms of dizziness, unsteadiness and nausea for three weeks, as well as vomiting for one week. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass in the cerebellar vermis and surgery was performed to excise the tumor. The pathological examination identified a hemangioblastoma. Three years later, the patient was readmitted to hospital due to dizziness lasting for one week. An MRI examination showed recurrence of the hemangioblastoma in the cerebellum and the patient underwent surgery to resect the tumor. In April 2012, the patient was readmitted to hospital for the third time due to jaundice. An enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen revealed multiple RCCs in the kidneys, and a nodule with a rich blood supply in the pancreatic head. In addition, numerous cysts were identified throughout the pancreas (Fig. 1). These observations were confirmed by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, which revealed that the nodule in the pancreatic head was ~2.9×2.2 cm in size and possibly a NET. Due to the size and location of the tumor, the bile duct in the pancreas was compressed and the upper parts of the common bile and hepatic ducts were dilated. Since it was not possible to excise the RCCs, the patient also refused surgery to resect the pancreatic head mass. A metallic stent was placed at the stenosis site of the common bile duct, which alleviated the jaundice (Figs. 2 and ​and3).3). Nine months later, the patient returned to the hospital with a fever, abdominal pain and jaundice. An enhanced abdominal CT was performed, which revealed no change in the size of the pancreatic head mass. The patient’s symptoms were relieved following anti-inflammatory therapy for one week. However, the patient continued to suffer the same symptoms every two months, and gradually, anti-inflammatory therapy failed to alleviate the symptoms. Radiography tests revealed complete blockage of the stent and thus, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTCD) surgery was performed.

      PatientID: 1 (proband)

      KindredID: 1

      Case: M, 34Y0M, Ethnicity Unknown

      DiseaseAssertion: assumed VHL

      FamilyInfo: Recorded family history of VHL disease, with the patient’s mother, grandmother, two uncles and three aunts also suffering from the disease. Additionally, one uncle had succumbed to RCC and five other individuals in the family had succumbed to cerebral hemangioblastomas. No mutation was stated.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006880; HP:0005584; HP:0030405 (cerebellar hemangioblastoma; renal cell carcinoma; pancreatic endocrine tumour)

      CaseHPOFreeText: At 20Y was admitted to hospital with symptoms of dizziness, unsteadiness and nausea for three weeks, as well as vomiting for one week (cerebellar hemangioblastoma found in MRI); reoccured at 23Y. At 34Y patient had jaundice (multiple RCCs in the kidneys, and a nodule with a rich blood supply in the pancreatic head observed through CT). Numerous cysts were also identified throughout the pancreas (a possible PNET).

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: p.L158P (c.473T>C)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      CaseProblemVariantFreeText: N/A

      ClinVarID: 182980 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/182980/

      CAID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      VariantEvidence: N/A

      MutationType: missense_variant;transition

      CivicName: L158P (c.473T>C)

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A