Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
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Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Home Care
Home care for von Hippel-Lindau disease include:
Ask your doctor about genetic testing for family members.
Keep doctor's appointments.
Take prescribed medications as directed.
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Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Home Care: Taking Control
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Last Updated: Aug 29, 2008
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Von Hippel-Lindau Disease References:
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Maher ER. Von Hippel-Lindau disease. Curr Mol Med. 2004 Dec;4(8):833-42.
Richard S; French VHL Study Group. von Hippel-Lindau disease: recent advances and therapeutic perspectives. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2003 Apr;3(2):215-33.
Slater A, Moore NR, Huson SM. The natural history of cerebellar hemangioblastomas in von Hippel-Lindau disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 Sep;24(8):1570-4.
