26th June 2023

A 40-year-old male with known Von Hippel Lindau syndrome presents to the outpatient clinic for a routine follow up

A 40-year-old male with known Von Hippel Lindau syndrome presents to the outpatient clinic for a routine follow up for his cerebral haemangioblastoma. He also has an endolymph sac tumour causing ongoing tinnitus and occasional loss of balance.

He and his partner are thinking of starting a family and he would like to know the likelihood that he will pass on his condition to his children.

What is the inheritance pattern of Von Hippel Lindau syndrome?

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