raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:892

Von Hippel-Lindau disease

Synonyms: Familial cerebelloretinal angiomatosis · Lindau disease · VHL · Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Status
active

A familial cancer predisposition syndrome associated with a variety of malignant and benign neoplasms, most frequently retinal, cerebellar, and spinal hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enVon Hippel-Lindau diseaseFamilial cerebelloretinal angiomatosis · Lindau disease · VHL · Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
frMaladie de von Hippel-LindauAngiomatose cérébellorétinienne de von Hippel-Lindau · Angiomatose cérébellorétinienne familiale · Angiomatose rétinocérébelleuse de von Hippel-Lindau · Maladie de Lindau · VHL
deVon-Hippel-Lindau-KrankheitRetino-zerebelläre Angiomatose, familiäre · VHL · Von-Hippel-Lindau-Syndrom
esEnfermedad de Von Hippel-LindauAngiomatosis cerebelo-retiniana familiar · Angiomatosis cerebelorretiniana familiar · Enfermedad de Lindau · Síndrome de Von Hippel-Lindau · VHL
itMalattia di von Hippel-LindauAngiomatosi cerebello-retinica familiare · Angiomatosi cerebelloretinica familiare · Malattia di Hippel-Lindau · Malattia di Lindau · Sindrome di von Hippel-Lindau · VHL
nlZiekte van von Hippel-LindauFamiliale cerebello-retinale angiomatose · Syndroom van von Hippel-Lindau · VHL · Ziekte van Lindau
ptDoença de von Hippel-Lindau
plChoroba von Hippel'a i Lindau'aChoroba Hippel'a i Lindau'a · Choroba Lindau'a · Rodzinna naczyniakowatość siatkówkowo-móżdżkowa · VHL · Zespół von Hippel'a i Lindau'a
csVon Hippelova-Lindauova chorobaFamiliární cerebeloretinální angiomatóza · Lindauova nemoc · VHL · Von Hippelův-Lindauův syndrom · Von Hippel-Lindauova choroba · Von Hippel-Lindauův syndrom
ukХвороба фон Гіппеля-ЛіндауСімейний мозочково-сітківковий ангіоматоз · Хвороба Ліндау · VHL · Синдром фон Гіппеля-Ліндау
zhVon Hippel-Lindau病家族性小脑视网膜血管瘤病
trVon Hippel-Lindau hastalığıVHL · Lindau hastalığı · Von Hippel-Lindau sendromu · Ailesel serebelloretinal anjiyomatoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM193300Evalidated
ICD-10Q85.8NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-115A75NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008667Evalidated
MeSHD006623Evalidated
UMLSC0019562Evalidated
GARD7855Evalidated
MedDRA10047716Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (10):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
VHLDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12687ENSG000001340866085373p25.3von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor
CCND1Modifying germline mutation inAssessedHGNC:1582ENSG0000011009216846111q13.3cyclin D112097293[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

5 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.3 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated20082463[PMID]_[EXPERT]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0001.1 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated20082463[PMID]_[EXPERT]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0002.13 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidated27966541[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0003.66 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidated27966541[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

41 annotations · validated 2020-03-06
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000478Abnormality of the eye
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0006748Adrenal pheochromocytoma
HP:0006880Cerebellar hemangioblastoma
HP:0011976Elevated urinary catecholamines
HP:0000822Hypertension
HP:0005584Renal cell carcinoma
HP:0009711Retinal capillary hemangioma
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0005162Abnormal left ventricular function
HP:0000739Anxiety
HP:0011675Arrhythmia
HP:0003418Back pain
HP:0001638Cardiomyopathy
HP:0009053Distal lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0003334Elevated circulating catecholamine level
HP:0030393Endolymphatic sac tumor
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0000975Hyperhidrosis
HP:0001095Hypertensive retinopathy
HP:0009763Limb pain
HP:0040049Macular edema
HP:0005562Multiple renal cysts
HP:0000980Pallor
HP:0001962Palpitations
HP:0001737Pancreatic cysts
HP:0030405Pancreatic endocrine tumor
HP:0008261Pancreatic islet cell adenoma
HP:0009715Papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis
HP:0001085Papilledema
HP:0001297Stroke
HP:0003484Upper limb muscle weakness
HP:0002321Vertigo
HP:0000572Visual loss
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0030424Epididymal cyst
HP:0002516Increased intracranial pressure
HP:0001658Myocardial infarction
HP:0012819Myocarditis
HP:0002894Neoplasm of the pancreas
HP:0002668Paraganglioma
HP:0001901Polycythemia
HP:0000541Retinal detachment

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 25834951[PMID]_30578515[PMID]_26279462[PMID]

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