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Locating the gene that causes Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) disease--a rare form of kidney cancer--is the first step to understanding the causes of kidney cancer in general, said Bernd R. Seizinger the researcher who headed the international project. About 10 thousand Americans die from kidney cancer each year...
Seizinger and his team analyzed blood samples from more than 200 people from nine families affected with VHL to find the gene that causes the rare inherited disorder whose victims may get tumors in their central nervous system and kidneys...