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Genetic testing for hereditary mutations in the VHL gene that cause von Hippel-Lindau syndromeMSAC application no 1153Assessment reportSeptember 2011? Commonwealth of Australia 2012Online ISBN: 978-1-74241-782-0Online ISSN: 1443-7139Publication approval number: D0895Copyright Statement for Internet sites:? Commonwealth of Australia 2012 This work is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce the whole or part of this work in unaltered form for your own personal use or, if you are part of an organisation, for internal use within your organisation, but only if you or your organisation do not use the reproduction for any commercial purpose and retain this copyright notice and all disclaimer notices as part of that reproduction. 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This advice will help to inform government decisions about which medical services should attract funding under Medicare.MSAC’s advice does not necessarily reflect the views of all individuals who participated in the MSAC evaluation.This report was prepared by Dr Judy Morona, Mr David Tamblyn, Ms Vivian Liufu, Mr Ben Ellery, Ms Skye Newton, Dr Shuhong Wang, and Ms Tracy Merlin from Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA), University of Adelaide, with the assistance of a Medical Expert Standing Panel. Our thanks to Mr Drew Carter for his review of the section outlining ethical considerations. The report was commissioned by the Department of Health and Ageing on behalf of the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC). It was edited by Mason Edit, Adelaide.This report should be referenced as follows:Morona J.K., Newton S., Wang S., Tamblyn D., Ellery B., Merlin T. (2012). Genetic testing for hereditary mutations in the VHL gene that cause von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. MSAC Application 1153, Assessment Report. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Contents PAGEREF _Toc305162491 \h iTables PAGEREF _Toc305162492 \h vFigures PAGEREF _Toc305162493 \h viiiBoxes PAGEREF _Toc305162494 \h ixExecutive summary PAGEREF _Toc305162495 \h 1Assessment of VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162496 \h 1Clinical need PAGEREF _Toc305162497 \h 5Comparative safety PAGEREF _Toc305162498 \h 8Comparative effectiveness PAGEREF _Toc305162499 \h 9Economic evaluation PAGEREF _Toc305162500 \h 18Financial/budgetary impacts PAGEREF _Toc305162501 \h 19Key uncertainties PAGEREF _Toc305162502 \h 20Overall conclusion with respect to comparative safety PAGEREF _Toc305162503 \h 20Overall conclusion with respect to effectiveness of VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162504 \h 21Other relevant factors PAGEREF _Toc305162505 \h 21Glossary and abbreviations PAGEREF _Toc305162506 \h 24Introduction PAGEREF _Toc305162507 \h 26Rationale for assessment PAGEREF _Toc305162508 \h 26Background PAGEREF _Toc305162509 \h 27Clinical need and burden of disease PAGEREF _Toc305162510 \h 27Mutations in VHL gene PAGEREF _Toc305162511 \h 30Genetic testing for VHL mutations PAGEREF _Toc305162512 \h 34Intended purpose PAGEREF _Toc305162513 \h 36Existing procedures for the diagnosis of VHL syndrome and screening for associated neoplasms PAGEREF _Toc305162514 \h 37Marketing status of the technology PAGEREF _Toc305162515 \h 40Regulatory status PAGEREF _Toc305162516 \h 40Current reimbursement arrangement PAGEREF _Toc305162517 \h 42Proposal for public funding PAGEREF _Toc305162518 \h 43Approach to assessment PAGEREF _Toc305162519 \h 44Objective PAGEREF _Toc305162520 \h 44Questions for public funding PAGEREF _Toc305162521 \h 44Clinical place for proposed intervention PAGEREF _Toc305162522 \h 45The comparator PAGEREF _Toc305162523 \h 47The reference standard PAGEREF _Toc305162524 \h 47Diagnostic assessment framework PAGEREF _Toc305162525 \h 47Literature sources and search strategies PAGEREF _Toc305162526 \h 48Search results PAGEREF _Toc305162527 \h 50Data extraction and analysis PAGEREF _Toc305162528 \h 52Assessing diagnostic accuracy PAGEREF _Toc305162529 \h 53Appraisal of the evidence PAGEREF _Toc305162530 \h 54Validity assessment of individual studies PAGEREF _Toc305162531 \h 54Assessment of the body of evidence PAGEREF _Toc305162532 \h 58Expert advice PAGEREF _Toc305162533 \h 59Results of assessment PAGEREF _Toc305162534 \h 60Is VHL genetic testing safe? PAGEREF _Toc305162535 \h 60Is VHL genetic testing effective? PAGEREF _Toc305162536 \h 62Linked evidence PAGEREF _Toc305162537 \h 70Is VHL genetic testing accurate in the index case? PAGEREF _Toc305162538 \h 70Is VHL genetic testing accurate in first- or second-degree family members? PAGEREF _Toc305162539 \h 97Does VHL genetic testing change patient management? PAGEREF _Toc305162540 \h 110Does change in management alter patient health outcomes? PAGEREF _Toc305162541 \h 115Other relevant considerations PAGEREF _Toc305162542 \h 117Counselling services PAGEREF _Toc305162543 \h 117Australian VHL registry PAGEREF _Toc305162544 \h 117Quality assurance and molecular methodologies PAGEREF _Toc305162545 \h 117Additional applications for VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162546 \h 118Emergence of targeted therapies PAGEREF _Toc305162547 \h 120Ethical considerations PAGEREF _Toc305162548 \h 121What are the economic considerations? PAGEREF _Toc305162549 \h 134Existing literature PAGEREF _Toc305162550 \h 134Is VHL genetic testing cost-effective? PAGEREF _Toc305162551 \h 136Economic evaluation PAGEREF _Toc305162552 \h 143Structure of economic model PAGEREF _Toc305162553 \h 147Inputs to the economic evaluation PAGEREF _Toc305162554 \h 151Model assumptions PAGEREF _Toc305162555 \h 154Results PAGEREF _Toc305162556 \h 157Financial analysis PAGEREF _Toc305162557 \h 166Likely number of genetic tests per year PAGEREF _Toc305162558 \h 166Unit costs PAGEREF _Toc305162559 \h 169Total cost to the Australian healthcare system overall PAGEREF _Toc305162560 \h 170Costs to the MBS PAGEREF _Toc305162561 \h 171Discussion PAGEREF _Toc305162562 \h 174Safety PAGEREF _Toc305162563 \h 174Effectiveness PAGEREF _Toc305162564 \h 174Diagnostic accuracy data for the index case PAGEREF _Toc305162565 \h 175Diagnostic accuracy data for first- or second-degree family members PAGEREF _Toc305162566 \h 179Patient management PAGEREF _Toc305162567 \h 181Economic considerations PAGEREF _Toc305162568 \h 183Conclusions PAGEREF _Toc305162569 \h 186Conclusions with respect to comparative safety PAGEREF _Toc305162570 \h 186Conclusions with respect to effectiveness of VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162571 \h 186Conclusions with respect to the economic considerations PAGEREF _Toc305162572 \h 188Appendix AMSAC terms of reference and membership PAGEREF _Toc305162573 \h 190Appendix BMESP members and evaluators PAGEREF _Toc305162574 \h 192Appendix CMBS items required to monitor patients for signs of VHL disease PAGEREF _Toc305162575 \h 193Appendix DSearch terms used for literature searches PAGEREF _Toc305162576 \h 196Appendix EHealth Technology Assessment Agency websites PAGEREF _Toc305162577 \h 198Appendix FLiterature sources PAGEREF _Toc305162578 \h 200Appendix GStudies included in this review PAGEREF _Toc305162579 \h 202Appendix HExcluded studies PAGEREF _Toc305162580 \h 238Appendix ISupplementary data for economic evaluation PAGEREF _Toc305162581 \h 244References PAGEREF _Toc305162582 \h 246Tables TOC \h \z \c "Table" Table 1Australian VHL screening protocol PAGEREF _Toc305162583 \h 2Table 2Proposed MBS item descriptor for VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162584 \h 2Table 3Summary of prevalence/incidence and mean age of onset of VHL-related neoplasms PAGEREF _Toc305162585 \h 9Table 4Median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from studies with a low–medium risk of bias for different genetic testing methodologies PAGEREF _Toc305162586 \h 12Table 5Median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from studies with a low–medium risk of bias for relatives of a known VHL mutation carrier PAGEREF _Toc305162587 \h 14Table 6Annual costs to the MBS, other governments and patients of genetic testing and genetic counselling, with cost savings from avoided monitoring PAGEREF _Toc305162588 \h 20Table 7Number of hospital separations for disease types and specific age groups that would include VHL-associated neoplasms in Australia in 2007-2008 PAGEREF _Toc305162589 \h 30Table 8Clinical and molecular subclassification of VHL disease PAGEREF _Toc305162590 \h 34Table 9Australian VHL screening protocol PAGEREF _Toc305162591 \h 37Table 10Current MBS items related to detection of genetic mutations PAGEREF _Toc305162592 \h 42Table 11Proposed MBS item descriptor for VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162593 \h 43Table 12Evidence dimensions (NHMRC 2000) PAGEREF _Toc305162594 \h 55Table 13Designation of levels of evidence according to type of research question (including table notes) PAGEREF _Toc305162595 \h 55Table 14Grading system used to rank included studies PAGEREF _Toc305162596 \h 57Table 15Body of evidence assessment matrix PAGEREF _Toc305162597 \h 59Table 16Health outcomes following genetic testing plus or minus annual screening PAGEREF _Toc305162598 \h 65Table 17Prevalence/incidence of VHL-related neoplasms PAGEREF _Toc305162599 \h 66Table 18Median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from studies with a low–medium risk of bias for different genetic testing methodologies PAGEREF _Toc305162600 \h 76Table 19Diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc305162601 \h 77Table 20Diagnostic yield of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in patients ± VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc305162602 \h 90Table 21Diagnostic yield of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in patients presenting with phaeochromocytoma PAGEREF _Toc305162603 \h 92Table 22Diagnostic yield of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in patients with haemangioblastomas, pancreatic tumours or renal cell carcinomas PAGEREF _Toc305162604 \h 95Table 23Median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from studies with a low–medium risk of bias for relatives of a known VHL mutation carrier PAGEREF _Toc305162605 \h 99Table 24Diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in relatives of patients with a known mutation PAGEREF _Toc305162606 \h 100Table 25Diagnostic yield of genetic testing for specific VHL gene mutations in relatives of patients with a known mutation PAGEREF _Toc305162607 \h 105Table 26Effectiveness of genetic testing at influencing management of patients with VHL syndrome and asymptomatic relatives with a VHL gene mutation PAGEREF _Toc305162608 \h 113Table 27Health outcomes after annual screening compared with no screening PAGEREF _Toc305162609 \h 116Table 28Main ethical issues and their most relevant principle PAGEREF _Toc305162610 \h 125Table 29Informed consent for genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162611 \h 126Table 30Costs and benefits of programs for management of VHL disease with clinical screening with or without genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162612 \h 136Table 31Assessment of the cost–benefit analysis by Green (1996) PAGEREF _Toc305162613 \h 138Table 32Comparison (in Canadian dollars) of costs and benefits of programs for management of VHL disease PAGEREF _Toc305162614 \h 139Table 33Clinical monitoring of persons at risk of VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc305162615 \h 140Table 34Costs of genetic testing and clinical screening in various studies PAGEREF _Toc305162616 \h 141Table 35Main differences in clinical management if genetic testing is used in combination with clinical testing PAGEREF _Toc305162617 \h 143Table 36Proposed PICO for using VHL genetic testing in the Australian population PAGEREF _Toc305162618 \h 147Table 37Genetic test characteristics PAGEREF _Toc305162619 \h 151Table 38Population characteristics PAGEREF _Toc305162620 \h 152Table 39Transition probabilities used in the long term model PAGEREF _Toc305162621 \h 152Table 40Costs associated with monitoring patients or family members with possible VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc305162622 \h 153Table 41Costs associated with the genetic testing and genetic counselling of individuals or family members with possible VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc305162623 \h 154Table 42Appropriateness of monitoring in individuals and families with and without VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162624 \h 161Table 43Undiscounted and discounted costs of the management of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome and their families using clinical testing alone compared with genetic testing and clinical testing PAGEREF _Toc305162625 \h 164Table 44Combined costs of the management of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome and their families using clinical testing alone, compared with genetic testing with clinical testing using alternative inputs PAGEREF _Toc305162626 \h 166Table 45Number of genetic tests, VHL mutation positive diagnoses and patients avoiding monitoring over the next 5?years PAGEREF _Toc305162627 \h 168Table 46Unit costs associated with the introduction of genetic testing for VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc305162628 \h 169Table 47Unit costs for genetic tests, counselling and annual monitoring separated by MBS, other government or patient PAGEREF _Toc305162629 \h 170Table 48Expected number of diagnostic and predictive tests, and annual cost of testing and counselling for patients suspected of having VHL syndrome and their family members PAGEREF _Toc305162630 \h 171Table 49Costs avoided due to reductions in monitoring following the introduction of VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162631 \h 171Table 50Annual cost of VHL genetic testing and counselling, and expected cost savings associated with reductions in monitoring PAGEREF _Toc305162632 \h 172Table 51Expected cost of VHL genetic testing over 5?years if listed on the MBS PAGEREF _Toc305162633 \h 173Table 52Body of evidence assessment matrix for diagnostic accuracy of VHL genetic testing in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc305162634 \h 179Table 53Body of evidence assessment matrix for diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in relatives of patients with a known mutation PAGEREF _Toc305162635 \h 181Table 54Body of evidence assessment matrix for effectiveness of genetic testing at influencing management of patients with VHL syndrome and asymptomatic relatives with a VHL gene mutation PAGEREF _Toc305162636 \h 183Table 55Search terms for VHL genetic testing (direct evidence) PAGEREF _Toc305162637 \h 196Table 56 Search terms for VHL genetic testing (linked evidence) PAGEREF _Toc305162638 \h 196Table 57 Search terms for additional databases for economic evaluation of VHL genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc305162639 \h 197Table 58Studies used to calculate genetic test sensitivity for the economic analysis PAGEREF _Toc305162640 \h 244Table 59Studies used to calculate genetic test specificity for the economic analysis PAGEREF _Toc305162641 \h 244Table 60Studies used to calculate prevalence of VHL syndrome among patients suspected of having VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc305162642 \h 245Figures TOC \h \z \c "Figure" Figure 1Management algorithm for use of VHL genetic testing in patients who present with clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome, as well as their first- and second-degree relatives PAGEREF _Toc424136680 \h 7Figure 2Diagrammatic representation of the HIF-dependent and HIF-independent functions of pVHL PAGEREF _Toc424136681 \h 32Figure 3The principles of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) PAGEREF _Toc424136682 \h 36Figure 4Management algorithm for use of VHL genetic testing in patients who present with clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome as well as their first- and second-degree relatives PAGEREF _Toc424136683 \h 46Figure 5Summary of the process used to identify and select studies for the review of safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness outcomes after genetic testing for VHL mutations PAGEREF _Toc424136684 \h 51Figure 6Summary of the process used to identify and select studies for the review of ethical issues surrounding genetic testing for VHL mutations PAGEREF _Toc424136685 \h 52Figure 7Potential drug targets for pVHL HIF-regulated functions. PAGEREF _Toc424136686 \h 120Figure 8Determining the monitoring status of the individual patient suspected of having VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc424136687 \h 148Figure 9Determining the monitoring status of first- and second-degree relatives of an individual clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc424136688 \h 149Figure 10Determining the monitoring status of first- and second-degree relatives of an individual with suspected but not clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome PAGEREF _Toc424136689 \h 150Figure 11Long-term model capturing the monitoring costs of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome, and their first- and second-degree relatives PAGEREF _Toc424136690 \h 151Figure 12Modelled transition of asymptomatic patients with a VHL mutation to symptomatic based upon the observed freedom from VHL-related symptoms reported by Poulsen et al (2010) PAGEREF _Toc424136691 \h 157Figure 13Delivery of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome to the long-term model in the absence of genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc424136692 \h 159Figure 14Delivery of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome to the long term model with genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc424136693 \h 160Figure 15Delivery of first and second degree relatives of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome to the long term model in the absence of genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc424136694 \h 162Figure 16Delivery of first and second degree relatives of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome to the long term model with genetic testing PAGEREF _Toc424136695 \h 163Boxes TOC \h \z \c "Box" Box 1Classification of Class 3 in vitro diagnostic medical devices PAGEREF _Toc305162659 \h 41Box 2Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the safety of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient) PAGEREF _Toc305162660 \h 60Box 3Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the safety of genetic testing for VHL mutations (family members) PAGEREF _Toc305162661 \h 61Box 4Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of direct evidence of the effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient) PAGEREF _Toc305162662 \h 62Box 5Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of direct evidence of the effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL mutations (family members) PAGEREF _Toc305162663 \h 63Box 6Inclusion criteria for selecting studies relevant to assess the predictive accuracy of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient) PAGEREF _Toc305162664 \h 70Box 7Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the predictive accuracy of genetic testing for VHL mutations (family members) PAGEREF _Toc305162665 \h 97Box 8Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of a change in patient management as a result of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient) PAGEREF _Toc305162666 \h 110Box 9Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of a change in patient management as a result of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (family members) PAGEREF _Toc305162667 \h 110Box 10Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the cost-effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient) PAGEREF _Toc305162668 \h 135Box 11Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the cost-effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL mutations (family members) PAGEREF _Toc305162669 \h 135Executive summaryAssessment of VHL genetic testingPurpose of ApplicationAn application requesting the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) listing of genetic testing for hereditary mutations in the VHL gene was received from the Pathology Services Table Committee (PSTC) by the Department of Health and Ageing in November 2010. Testing was requested for (i) patients with symptoms of VHL syndrome and (ii) family members of a patient with a known VHL mutation. VHL syndrome is an autosomal dominant neoplastic disease caused by germ-line mutations or deletions in one copy of the VHL tumour suppressor gene located on chromosome 3p25. Tumours arise when spontaneous mutations occur in the second copy of the VHL gene in individual cells of affected organs. It is suggested that patients presenting with one or more characteristic tumours or a positive family history of VHL syndrome should be screened to determine if there is a germ-line mutation in the VHL gene. As the result is definitive, VHL genetic testing would only need to be performed once for each patient. However, the two following different types of delivery of VHL genetic tests would need to occur:(i) Diagnostic VHL genetic testing of patients suspected of having VHL syndrome would be used in addition to the existing clinical diagnostic service during the non-acute stage of patient management, that is, after the initial presentation, diagnosis and treatment of the presenting complaint. The genetic test predicts a patient’s risk of VHL syndrome but must be used in conjunction with routine clinical screening in order to provide a disease-specific diagnosis. A positive VHL genetic test will not affect the requirement for annual screening, and there would be no change in the use of co-administered screening interventions for patients with confirmed VHL syndrome.(ii) Pre-symptomatic or predictive VHL genetic testing would be performed as a non-urgent test once a VHL mutation has been identified in a family. Pre-symptomatic testing can be offered, after accredited genetic counselling, to first-degree family members (mother, father, offspring and sibling) and, as appropriate, second-degree family members (grandparent, half-sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew and cousin). Individuals who have inherited the VHL mutation would be offered a lifelong screening program and early intervention to reduce the risk from, or severity of, VHL-associated neoplasms. However, if accurate, a negative VHL genetic test would eliminate the requirement for annual screening. Thus, the test will replace the routine clinical screening interventions for these patients.A summary of the screening procedures for individuals at risk of VHL syndrome, adapted from the VHL Family Alliance screening guidelines ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>VHL Family Alliance</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>27</RecNum><DisplayText>(VHL Family Alliance 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>27</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">27</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>VHL Family Alliance,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>The VHL Handbook: What You Need to Know About VHL</title></titles><number>December 2010&#xD;</number><reprint-edition>Third edition</reprint-edition><dates><year>2005</year><pub-dates><date>December 22, 2010</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(VHL Family Alliance 2005), is provided in REF _Ref302118941 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 1.Table 1Australian VHL screening protocol AgeScreening testBirth – 4?yearsAnnually:-Eye review by ophthalmologistAges 5–14?yearsAnnually:-Eye review by ophthalmologist -Medical specialist review: check of blood pressure, urine test or blood test to check for elevated catecholamines and metanephrines (phaeochromocytoma screen)Age 15?years and olderAnnually: -Eye review by ophthalmologist -Medical specialist review: check of blood pressure, urine test or blood test to check for elevated catecholamines and metanephrines (phaeochromocytoma screen)-Ultrasound of abdomen (kidneys, pancreas and adrenals)Every 2 years:-MRI with gadolinium of brain and entire spine cord (performed yearly if abnormality detected)Every 2–3 years:-CT of abdomen (instead of that year’s ultrasound)Source: adapted from the VHL Family Alliance screening guidelines ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>VHL Family Alliance</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>27</RecNum><DisplayText>(VHL Family Alliance 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>27</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">27</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>VHL Family Alliance,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>The VHL Handbook: What You Need to Know About VHL</title></titles><number>December 2010&#xD;</number><reprint-edition>Third edition</reprint-edition><dates><year>2005</year><pub-dates><date>December 22, 2010</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(VHL Family Alliance 2005)Proposal for public fundingThe proposed MBS items are summarised in REF _Ref300743693 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 2. The ordering of these tests would be restricted to specialised genetic services. It is expected that the MBS item for the testing of relatives would primarily be used for first- and second-degree relatives, but the proposed listing has been kept broad to allow for exceptional circumstances where wider use may be required.Table 2Proposed MBS item descriptor for VHL genetic testingCategory 6–Pathology servicesMBS [item number] (proposed MBS item 1)Detection of germ-line mutations of the VHL gene in:Patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome:a family history of VHL and a haemangioblastoma (retinal or CNS), phaeochromocytoma or renal cell carcinomatwo or more haemangioblastomas, or one haemangioblastoma and a tumour or cyst of the adrenal gland, kidney, pancreas, epididymis, and broad ligament (with the exception of epididymal and renal cysts, which are frequent in the general population) Patients presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome:haemangioblastomas of the brain, spinal cord, and retina phaeochromocytoma or functional extra-adrenal paragangliomaFee: $600Prior to ordering these tests, the ordering practitioner should ensure that the patient has given informed consent. Testing can only be performed after genetic counselling. Appropriate genetic counselling should be provided to the patient by a genetic counselling service or a clinical geneticist on referral. Further counselling may be necessary upon receipt of the test results.MBS [item number] (proposed MBS item 2)Detection of germ-line mutations of the VHL gene in:Biological relatives of patients with a known mutation in the VHL geneFee: $340Prior to ordering these tests, the ordering practitioner should ensure that the patient has given informed consent. Testing can only be performed after genetic counselling. Appropriate genetic counselling should be provided to the patient by a genetic counselling service or a clinical geneticist on referral. Further counselling may be necessary upon receipt of the test results.A team from Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA), School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, was engaged to conduct a systematic review of the literature and an economic evaluation of VHL genetic testing for patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome or presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome, and for biological relatives of patients with a known mutation in the VHL gene. Current arrangements for public reimbursementCurrently, there is no MBS listing for any test that detects germ-line mutations in the VHL gene. Patients may have their blood sample collected through a public hospital, in which case that facility may be charged for the genetic testing. Alternatively, when patients are referred by a private facility, they are billed directly.Only three pathology laboratories offer VHL genetic testing in Australia, using assays developed in house. In New South Wales one laboratory offers direct DNA sequencing of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified exons 1, 2 and 3 of the VHL gene, with a turnaround time of 3?months. This test detects point mutations and frame-shift mutations but not large deletion mutations, and therefore does not identify all patients with VHL syndrome. One laboratory in South Australia and one in Western Australia offer both DNA sequencing and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), which is based on the semi-quantitative PCR principle and is used to detect large deletions of the VHL gene, for patients referred through a clinical genetic service, with a turnaround time of 2?months. Diagnostic VHL genetic testing is also commercially available overseas using DNA sequencing with or without MLPA. Predictive testing is also available from the Australian laboratories and is cheaper than diagnostic testing as laboratories are identifying a specific abnormality in family members that was first identified in the index case.BackgroundThere have been no previous MSAC considerations of the VHL genetic test. Prerequisites to implementation of any funding adviceVHL genetic testing is currently classified as a Class 3 in vitro diagnostic (IVD) by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Laboratories offering the test in house must have National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation, with demonstrated compliance with the suite of standards on the validation of in-house IVDs, as published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Committee, for each test manufactured.Consumer impact statementThe public was invited to provide feedback on the draft protocol for undertaking this evaluation of VHL testing during March 2011. The responses were from specialists and a researcher. The perceived benefits and disadvantages arising from genetic testing for the presence of germ-line VHL mutations in symptomatic patients and their asymptomatic at-risk relatives are summarised below.Benefits of diagnostic and predictive VHL testingProviding equity of access to VHL genetic testing across the country avoids local variations in funding arrangements for genetic testing provided by the states.Patients will no longer be affected by limited annual genetic testing budgets. Medicare listing will permit more patients with suspected VHL syndrome to be identified, with the attendant benefits to themselves and their asymptomatic family members, through cascade testing.Patients desire clarity in their diagnosis and the VHL genetic test would allow this. For a patient or family member that tests positive, it will provide confirmation of a VHL syndrome clinical diagnosis. It may also facilitate patient compliance with the intense surveillance that is necessary with the condition.For a patient or family member that tests negative, it would provide confidence that they do not have undiagnosed VHL syndrome. In patients with clinical symptoms, this exclusion of VHL would allow a differential diagnosis to be undertaken. A negative test result would also exclude the necessity for intense long-term surveillance for neoplasms, reduce the associated stress on the individual/family, and limit any possible impact on reproductive choices.Disadvantages of diagnostic and predictive VHL testingTesting must be done in the setting of a clinical genetics unit for adequate management of expectations regarding sensitivity/specificity of testing and implications of results.There may be family pressure to be tested; hence, genetic counselling is essential.For a patient with a clinical diagnosis of VHL and a positive genetic test result, there would be little change to circumstances as it is simply a confirmation or genetic explanation for a condition already known to be present.For asymptomatic family members with a positive genetic test result, certain knowledge of a known predisposition to VHL syndrome could be overwhelming, causing psychological harm—although, with pre-test counselling from a clinical genetics unit or similar service, there are seldom major long-term problems.Clinical needVHL syndrome affects approximately 1 in 91,000 people worldwide, with a birth incidence of 1 in 36,000 live births. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Santarpia et al 2007).In Australians with familial cancer, there are approximately 11.5 first- and second-degree relatives per patient with a documented heritable mutation. Of these, approximately 40% take up the offer of pre-symptomatic genetic testing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Pathology Services Table Committee</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>29</RecNum><DisplayText>(Pathology Services Table Committee 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>29</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">29</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Government Document">46</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Pathology Services Table Committee,</author></authors><secondary-authors><author>Department of Health and Ageing</author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title>MSAC Referral for a test to detect heritable genetic variants</title></titles><dates><year>2010</year></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Pathology Services Table Committee 2010).A management algorithm is provided below for both the diagnostic and predictive use of VHL genetic testing ( REF _Ref302461666 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 1).Figure 1Management algorithm for use of VHL genetic testing in patients who present with clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome, as well as their first- and second-degree relativesComparator to the proposed interventionDiagnosis of VHL syndrome is currently based on clinical criteria. Patients with a family history and a haemangioblastoma (including retinal), phaeochromocytoma or renal cell carcinoma are diagnosed with the disease. Those with no relevant family history must have two or more haemangioblastomas, or one haemangioblastoma and a visceral tumour (with the exception of epididymal and renal cysts, which are frequent in the general population), to meet the diagnostic criteria ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>9</RecNum><DisplayText>(Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>9</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">9</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien, M.</author><author>van der Luijt, R. B.</author><author>van Rooijen, E.</author><author>van den Ouweland, A. M.</author><author>Majoor-Krakauer, D. F.</author><author>Lolkema, M. P.</author><author>van Brussel, A.</author><author>Voest, E. E.</author><author>Giles, R. H.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands.</auth-address><titles><title>Genetic analysis of von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Hum Mutat</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Hum Mutat</full-title></periodical><pages>521-37</pages><volume>31</volume><number>5</number><edition>2010/02/13</edition><keywords><keyword>Frameshift Mutation</keyword><keyword>Genetic Association Studies</keyword><keyword>Germ-Line Mutation</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Kidney Neoplasms/genetics</keyword><keyword>Mutation</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/ diagnosis/ genetics/pathology</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2010</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1098-1004 (Electronic)&#xD;1059-7794 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>20151405</accession-num><urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1002/humu.21219 [doi]</electronic-resource-num><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Nordstrom-O'Brien et al 2010). 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Kreusel et al 2006; Webster et al 1999b). The risk of blindness varied greatly, with Niemela et al (2000) reporting that 18.2% of their patients lost sight in an eye, and Kreusel et al (2006) finding that only 5.3% of their patients did. This variability could be explained by the difference in sample sizes.Neumann et al (1999) reported that adrenal-sparing surgery in treating VHL mutation positive patients with symptomatic phaeochromocytomas was usually successful, and that only 1 patient out of 33 became steroid dependent, due to loss of adrenal function, over a 6-year follow-up period. Two studies reported on health outcomes in VHL mutation positive patients with renal cell carcinoma. Neumann et al (1998) found that the overall 10-year survival rate for VHL patients with renal cell carcinoma was 86%, even though 36% of patients with tumours larger than 7?cm developed metastatic disease. Joly et al (2011) found that 17.7% of VHL patients with renal cell carcinoma required haemodialysis and 8% required renal transplantation. Both studies found similar VHL-associated mortality rates (15.0% and 20.6%, respectively).Key resultsThe data obtained highlighted the health benefits resulting from annual screening but provided no information on the direct effectiveness of genetic testing in addition to current clinical management. Any health benefits would stem from early detection and treatment of newly developed VHL-associated neoplasms and thus reduced morbidity and mortality. As the annual screening protocol is identical for all VHL syndrome patients, irrespective of their VHL mutation status, and their at-risk family members, the lack of comparative data was predictable. Linked evidenceDiagnostic accuracy of VHL genetic testing in patients suspected of having VHL syndromeEighty-one studies met the inclusion criteria outlined a priori and reported on the analysis of VHL mutations in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in patients presenting with one or more VHL-associated neoplasms. Fifty-six comparative studies provided data on the diagnostic accuracy (level III-2 diagnostic evidence) of genetic testing alone, compared with current clinical diagnosis alone for patients who could potentially have VHL syndrome. The pre-specified reference standard, of clinical diagnosis in the long term, was not available. In the absence of long-term clinical diagnostic data, these studies were included, although the estimates of sensitivity and specificity of the genetic test were imperfect. The studies were grouped according to the study population and the genetic testing methodology used.Twenty-four studies only included patients who had all been clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome. Although this is representative of a large proportion of patients expected to undergo genetic testing, the absence of patients with a negative clinical diagnosis meant that test specificity could not be determined. Fifteen studies included patients presenting with one or more neoplasms associated with VHL syndrome. The remaining studies included patient groups that had a specific VHL-associated neoplasm, with or without a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome, and thus are representative of the type of patients expected to undergo genetic testing to diagnose VHL syndrome.Studies that used DNA sequencing methodologies were divided into two groups, depending on whether or not the PCR products obtained from the patient’s VHL gene were pre-screened prior to sequencing. Pre-screening methods detect differences in the physical properties of PCR products derived from a mutant VHL gene compared with a normal control VHL gene; only the PCR products that have different properties to the normal PCR products are sequenced. Alternatively, all PCR products can be directly sequenced without using any pre-screening methods; direct DNA sequencing is the current standard used by laboratories offering VHL genetic testing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Gene Tests</Author><Year>1993</Year><RecNum>195</RecNum><DisplayText>(Gene Tests 1993)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>195</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">195</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Gene Tests,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Medical Genetics Information Resource (database online).</title></titles><number>2nd March 2011</number><dates><year>1993</year><pub-dates><date>2011</date></pub-dates></dates><publisher>Copyright, University of Washington, Seattle&#xD;</publisher><urls><related-urls><url> ;(Gene Tests 1993). Large deletions or rearrangements, involving part, or all, of the VHL gene cannot be detected by DNA sequencing if a second normal copy of the VHL gene is present. These are detected using methods such as MLPA and Southern blotting. Many studies used both a DNA sequencing method to detect small mutations and a large deletion detection method. These studies were separated into two groups depending on whether or not a pre-screening methodology was used.The sensitivity of the VHL genetic test depended heavily on the different genetic testing methodologies used, and varied greatly between patient groups except those involving phaeochromocytoma patients. In these studies VHL mutations were detected by DNA sequencing (with or without pre-screening), and 7 out of 8 studies had a sensitivity of 100%, compared with a sensitivity of 44.4–91.4% for DNA sequencing in studies involving other VHL patient groups. Due to the homogeneous nature of the VHL mutations in this patient group, a higher sensitivity for DNA sequencing is expected. Thus, the median sensitivity was calculated using all studies except those involving phaeochromocytoma patients.The diagnostic accuracy results for different genetic testing methodologies are summarised in REF _Ref304200313 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 4. Direct DNA sequencing of the VHL gene seems more successful at identifying small errors than sequencing of pre-screened PCR products. The false negative rate of 24.9% for direct DNA sequencing studies correlates with the 20–30% of the VHL families that have large germ-line deletions of all or part of the VHL gene that are not detectable by DNA sequencing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ciotti</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>57</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ciotti et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>57</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">57</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ciotti, P.</author><author>Garuti, A.</author><author>Gulli, R.</author><author>Ballestrero, A.</author><author>Bellone, E.</author><author>Mandich, P.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Ciotti, P., Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, and Genetics, Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy</auth-address><titles><title>Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau gene in Italian patients</title><secondary-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>311-314</pages><volume>52</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>von Hippel Lindau protein</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>clinical protocol</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>laboratory diagnosis</keyword><keyword>mutational analysis</keyword><keyword>quantitative analysis</keyword><keyword>real time polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>validation study</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year></dates><isbn>1769-7212</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Ciotti et al 2009). This also explains the low median sensitivity for studies that used methodologies to detect large deletions of the VHL gene. When DNA sequencing with pre-screening was combined with a deletion detection methodology, the sensitivity improved to 74.6% (range 14.3–100). However, when direct DNA sequencing and a deletion detection methodology were both used, the median sensitivity improved even further to 100% (range 70–100). Currently, all laboratories that offer genetic testing of the VHL gene offer direct DNA sequencing, and most combine this with a deletion detection methodology such as MLPA, suggesting that most diagnostic laboratories should be able to correctly identify nearly all patients that carry a germ-line VHL mutation. However, the false negative rate of 10.2% suggested that germ-line VHL mutations are not yet detectable in all patients with VHL syndrome.Table 4Median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from studies with a low–medium risk of bias for different genetic testing methodologiesGenetic testing methodologySensitivityaSpecificitybPPVbNPVbPre-screened DNA sequencing66.9% (51.8–87.5)FN = 40.5% [37.5, 43.6]k = 8 (2 Q1)95.0% (88.9–100)FP = 3.4% [1.1, 9.0]k = 5 (3 Q1)97.8% (85.7–100)k = 5 (3 Q1)72.2% 30.3–100)k = 5 (3 Q1)Direct DNA sequencing76.9% (44.4–91.4)FN = 24.9%[21.5, 28.6]k = 13 (5 Q1)100% (57.1–100)FP = 5.2%[3.3, 8.1]k = 8 (2 Q1)100% (36.0–100)k = 8 (2 Q1)80.9% (14.3–100)k = 8 (2 Q1)Deletion detection (DD) methods 17.4% (3.9–36.6)FN = 85.7%[83.6, 87.5]k = 18 (5 Q1)100% (100–100)FP = 0%[0, 10.0]k = 5 (0 Q1)100% (100–100)k = 5 (0 Q1)17.1% (4.8–52.4)k = 5 (0 Q1)Pre-screened DNA sequencing plus DD74.6% (14.3–100)FN = 27.4%[25.2, 29.8]k = 15 (6 Q1)94.9% (50.0–100)FP = 5.1%[3.9, 6.5]k = 9 (4 Q1)97.1% (54.2–100)k = 9 (4 Q1)80.0% (12.5–100)k = 9 (4 Q1)Direct DNA sequencing (no pre-screening) plus DD100% (70.0–100)FN = 10.2%[7.8, 13.0]k = 17 (7 Q1)100% (50.0–100)FP = 4.2%[1.6, 10.1]k = 8 (1 Q1)100% (77.8–100)k = 9 (1 Q1)100% (33.3–100)k = 8 (1 Q1)a Median and range measured using all studies except those involving phaeochromocytoma patients; b Median and range measured using all studies including those involving phaeochromocytoma patients, except those involving only patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome; the median values for all groups did not vary significantly if only studies with a low risk of bias were included in the analysis; low-quality studies with a high risk of bias were also excluded from the calculations; the 95% CI for false positives and false negatives are within square brackets CI = confidence interval; FN = false negatives; FP = false positives; k = number of studies; NPV = negative predictive value; PPV = positive predictive value; Q1 = high-quality study with a low risk of biasThe median specificity for all studies that involved patients with both a positive and negative clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome was uniformly high (94.9–100) across genetic test methodologies, with a false positive rate between 0% and 5.2%. It is highly likely that the few patients with a false positive result actually had the first manifestations of VHL syndrome but their disease had not yet progressed sufficiently to obtain a positive clinical diagnosis. The high positive predictive value indicates that a patient with a positive test result has a very high probability of having a true germ-line VHL mutation. The negative predictive value for direct DNA sequencing plus a deletion detection methodology, corresponding to current laboratory standard for VHL genetic testing, had a median negative predictive value of 100%, indicating that patients with a negative test result are unlikely to have an undetected VHL mutation.Twenty-three case series reported on the diagnostic yield (level IV diagnostic evidence) of genetic testing for VHL mutations when used to diagnose patients presenting with clinical signs of disease. Sixteen studies, divided into three groups, provided diagnostic yield data for VHL genetic testing of patients diagnosed with phaeochromocytomas. A group of 3 studies involving phaeochromocytoma patients with or without VHL, and other syndromic diseases such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2), had 10.2% of patients overall with a VHL mutation. Four studies provided diagnostic yield data for VHL genetic testing of patients with familial phaeochromocytomas but no other symptoms for syndromic diseases such as VHL or MEN 2. Overall, VHL mutations were detected in 45.8% of patients with familial phaeochromocytomas. This suggests that approximately half of all patients who present with phaeochromocytomas and have a family history of only this type of neoplasm carry a VHL mutation, corresponding to type 2C VHL syndrome, which is characterised by phaeochromocytomas in the absence of other clinical manifestations. The overall probability of patients with sporadic CNS and retinal haemangioblastomas, pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumours, and renal cell carcinomas having a germ-line mutation in the VHL gene were 5.1% (5/98), 0% (0/27), 1.0% (1/101) and 1.6% (3/187), respectively. As retinal haemangioblastomas are a common first manifestation of VHL disease (according to Poulsen et al (2010) in 27% of patients), the lack of VHL mutations identified in patients with sporadic retinal haemangioblastomas is probably due to the small size of the 2 studies.Diagnostic accuracy of VHL genetic testing in family members of patients with a known VHL mutationForty-one studies met the inclusion criteria outlined a priori and reported on the analysis of VHL mutations in the pre-symptomatic genetic testing of close relatives of index patients (or probands) that carry a known VHL gene mutation. Fifteen studies provided comparative data (level III-2 diagnostic evidence) reporting on the predictive accuracy of genetic testing compared with clinical diagnosis in first-degree relatives (4 studies) or a combination of first- and second-degree relatives (12 studies). Twenty-six studies reported on the diagnostic yield (level IV diagnostic evidence) of pre-symptomatic genetic testing of first-degree relatives (12 studies), second-degree relatives (2 studies), and a combination of first- and second-degree relatives (17 studies). The median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from the studies with a low–medium risk of bias for first-degree and first- and second-degree relatives of a known VHL mutation carrier are shown in REF _Ref304200287 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 5. As anticipated, all relatives that showed symptoms of VHL syndrome were found to have inherited the familial germ-line VHL mutation, resulting in a sensitivity of 100% and no false negatives. Conversely, as VHL genetic testing can identify relatives who have inherited the familial germ-line VHL mutation before the manifestation of clinical signs of disease, a high level of ‘false positives’ was anticipated. Indeed, the median specificity for first-degree relatives was 78% (range 50.0–100) and first- and second-degree relatives 85.0% (range 42.9–100), with a false positive rate of 23.5% and 16.9%, respectively.Table 5Median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from studies with a low–medium risk of bias for relatives of a known VHL mutation carrierRelativesSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVFirst-degree relatives100% (100–100)FN = 0% [0, 11.4]k = 4 (1 Q1)83.3% (50–100)FP = 23.5% [7.8, 50.2]k = 3 (0 Q1)69.4% (33.3–100)k = 4 (1 Q1)100% (100–100)k = 3 (0 Q1)First- and second-degree relatives100% (100–100)FN = 0% [0, 8.0]k = 10 (5 Q1)85.0% (42.9–100)FP = 16.9% [10.9, 25.2]k = 5 (3 Q1)47.8% (20.0–100)k = 10 (5 Q1)100% (100–100)k = 5 (3 Q1)a Median (range) for sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) measured using all studies except those with a high risk of bias; the 95% CI for false positives and false negatives is within square brackets CI = confidence interval; FN = false negatives; FP = false positives; k = number of studies; Q1 = high quality study with a low risk of biasThe specificity and false positive rates are dependent on the age of the relatives being tested. The younger the relative, the more likely it is that genetic testing has occurred before any signs of VHL syndrome could be detected. The mean age of onset for most VHL-associated neoplasms is 20–40?years ( REF _Ref302637269 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 3). The median positive predictive values for first-degree relatives (69.4% (range 33.3–100)) and both first- and second-degree relatives (47.8% (range 20.0–100)) reflect the prevalence of the condition in each subgroup, and also indicate that a positive genetic test result will not always correlate with a positive clinical test result—a consequence of the difference in the timeframe required for a clinical versus a genetic diagnosis.All studies involving VHL genetic testing of first- and/or second-degree relatives of a known VHL mutation carrier had a negative predictive value of 100%. This was predictable, as relatives with a negative VHL genetic test result will only develop neoplasms associated with VHL syndrome at the same rate as the rest of the Australian population. The 12 studies that reported on the likelihood of first-degree relatives inheriting a germ-line VHL mutation had an overall diagnostic yield of 36.0% (41/114) for all first-degree relatives and 26.8% (19/71) for asymptomatic first-degree relatives. This is lower than the 50% of first-degree relatives expected to inherit the VHL mutation, and is probably due to the absence of the mutation in parents and siblings of patients with de novo VHL syndrome, other symptomatic members of the family being tested previously or older family members having already died due to complications arising from VHL-related neoplasms.The 17 studies that involved a combination of first- and second-degree relatives had an overall VHL mutation yield of 38.1% (203/533) for all relatives and 22.4% (93/415) for asymptomatic relatives. The similar yields for studies involving either first-degree or both first- and second-degree relatives is likely due to the larger representation of siblings, parents and children (first-degree relatives) compared with grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins (second-degree relatives). Changes in patient managementOnly 5 studies (level IV interventional evidence) provided evidence regarding a change in patient management following diagnosis of VHL syndrome using genetic testing in combination with clinical diagnosis, but none provided a direct comparison between patients who had been genetically tested and those who had not. A systematic review presented a narrative report on genotype–phenotype correlations in patients with VHL syndrome and their relatives ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ho</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>31</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ho et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>31</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">31</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Government Document">46</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ho, C</author><author>Banerjee, S</author><author>Mensinkai, S</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Molecular diagnosis for hereditary cancer predisposing syndromes: genetic testing and clinical impact.</title></titles><volume>Technology report no 41</volume><dates><year>2003</year></dates><pub-location> Ottawa</pub-location><publisher>Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Ho et al 2003). Knowledge of a specific germ-line VHL mutation in a patient with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome is not expected to alter patient management significantly. For example, VHL mutation status would not affect patient management for patients presenting with the same VHL-associated neoplasms. However, identifying VHL mutations in patients presenting with their first neoplasm and no family history of VHL syndrome may mean that routine screening would be offered earlier, leading to better long-term patient outcomes. The type of VHL mutation may provide some information about the types of neoplasms that are likely to develop in a particular patient, such that annual screening could be tailored to ensure early detection of those neoplasms most likely to occur.Conversely, the VHL genetic test is expected to change patient management for asymptomatic relatives when used as a triage test for lifelong screening. Relatives with a negative genetic test result would not require lifelong screening.One study reported that 88.0% (91/103) of VHL patients with retinal manifestations and 97.0% (105/108) of VHL patients without retinal manifestations agreed to genetic testing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Dollfus</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>65</RecNum><DisplayText>(Dollfus et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>65</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">65</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Dollfus, H.</author><author>Massin, P.</author><author>Taupin, P.</author><author>Nemeth, C.</author><author>Amara, S.</author><author>Giraud, S.</author><author>Beroud, C.</author><author>Dureau, P.</author><author>Gaudric, A.</author><author>Landais, P.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>French, V. H. L. Study Grp</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Retinal hemangioblastoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease: A clinical and molecular study</title><secondary-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</full-title></periodical><pages>3067-3074</pages><volume>43</volume><number>9</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0146-0404</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000177748200036</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000177748200036</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Dollfus et al 2002). This rate is quite high when compared with the number of at-risk relatives of VHL patients with a known VHL mutation who agreed to genetic testing. Rasmussen et al (2010) and Evans et al (1997) reported that 58.5% (92/157) and 65.8% (48/73), respectively, of at-risk relatives agreed to genetic testing. Evans et al (1997) found that relatives aged over 20?years (94.9%; 37/39) were more likely to undergo genetic testing than children aged less than 5?years (0%; 0/6). This suggests that parents are reluctant to have very young children genetically tested. Rasmussen et al (2010) also found that only 38.9% (14/36) of patients with a VHL mutation continued screening after 5?years. Symptomatic patients (57.9%; 11/19) were significantly more likely to continue screening after 5?years than asymptomatic patients (17.6%; 3/17; OR = 5 [95% CI 1.2, 20.3]; p = 0.02), which the authors suggest was due to complacency of the asymptomatic patients. Change in management affects patient health outcomesAlthough a search on treatment effectiveness was not undertaken, 2 studies were identified that investigated the health outcomes for patients with both a clinical and a genetic diagnosis of VHL syndrome presenting with neoplasms detected by annual screening, compared with detection due to case finding (ie presenting with symptoms). Kreusel et al (2006) found that eyes treated for symptomatic retinal haemangioblastomas had adverse visual outcomes in 71.4% of cases, compared with only 3.0% for asymptomatic eyes. Rasmussen et al (2010) found a small decrease in the mortality rate for the group that had annual screening compared with those that did not (7.1% versus 9.1%), although this difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Key resultsDiagnostic accuracy of VHL genetic testing in patients suspected of having VHL syndromeThe current standard VHL genetic testing methods of direct DNA sequencing of PCR products from all three exons of the VHL gene, plus a method to detect large deletions of the VHL gene such as MLPA, should be highly accurate. The median sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive and negative predictive values, for these genetic tests were uniformly high. However, the false negative rate of 10.2% suggests that detection of a germ-line mutation is not yet possible for some patients with VHL syndrome. Thus, VHL genetic testing should not be used as a standalone test for the diagnosis of VHL syndrome. Clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome is still required for patients presenting with VHL-related neoplasms.The false positive rate of 4.2% was expected, as there will always be a few patients who do not currently meet the criteria for clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome but have an underlying VHL mutation. In these patients the disease would be expected to progress such that a positive clinical diagnosis would be made in the future.Patients with familial phaeochromocytomas have a 50% probability of having a VHL mutation that is indicative of type 2C VHL syndrome.Diagnostic accuracy of VHL genetic testing in family members of patients with a known VHL mutationOnce an index case has a pathogenic VHL mutation identified, their close relatives need only be tested for that specific mutation, using a testing methodology known to be able to detect that type of mutation. Thus, every included study reporting accuracy data for relatives of a patient with a known VHL mutation reported a sensitivity of 100%. The median specificity of 83.3–85.0% and the false positive rates of 16.9–23.5% reflect the difference in the timeframe required for a positive clinical diagnosis compared with a positive genetic test. Younger relatives are more likely to receive a positive genetic test before any clinical signs of disease can be detected by clinical screening.Approximately 4 out of 10 of all first- and second-degree relatives, and 2–3 out of 10 asymptomatic first- and second-degree relatives that undergo VHL genetic testing were identified as carriers of the familial VHL mutation.Changes in patient managementSome evidence was identified regarding patient management following diagnosis of VHL syndrome using genetic testing in combination with clinical diagnosis, but none provided a direct comparison between patients who had been genetically tested and those who had not been tested. Due to the lack of an appropriate comparator group, no conclusions can be made about the change in patient management (ie the clinical impact) from genetic testing.Interestingly, only 38.9% of patients with a VHL mutation continued screening after 5?years. Symptomatic patients were more likely to continue than asymptomatic patients. Patients who have symptoms or have a neoplasm detected early are more aware of the personal risks involved than patients who have not developed any detectable neoplasms.While 88.0–97.0% of clinically diagnosed VHL patients agreed to genetic testing, only 58.5–65.8% of at-risk relatives agreed. Additionally, relatives aged over 20?years were more likely to undergo genetic testing than children aged less than 5?years, suggesting that parents are reluctant to have very young children genetically tested. Change in management affects patient health outcomesThe Protocol Advisory Sub-Committee (PASC) made the decision that it was not necessary to conduct a separate literature search to assess the effectiveness of treatments in patients with VHL-associated neoplasms, as these were well established. Data obtained supported this assumption and highlighted that health benefits are derived from annual screening for early detection of newly developed neoplasms, through reduced morbidity and mortality. Annual screening of clinically diagnosed VHL syndrome occurs irrespective of VHL mutation status. In at-risk relatives, VHL testing acts to triage candidates for annual screening.Economic evaluationCost comparisonIn the absence of direct evidence for the increased effectiveness of the addition of genetic testing to clinical testing, at least equal effectiveness was assumed and a cost comparison was performed. The assumption of equal effectiveness is a conservative one.The analysis considered the costs associated with an individual suspected of having VHL syndrome (the index case) and the costs associated with testing and monitoring (annual screening) their first- and second-degree relatives (who are at risk of having the VHL mutation). The first part of the analysis delivers individuals or family members into either monitoring or no-monitoring health states based upon the best information known from either genetic and clinical testing or clinical testing alone. A proportion of family members are assumed to refuse genetic testing (40%) and a proportion to refuse monitoring (60%). This non-compliance is a more realistic situation than 100% adoption of either testing or monitoring, and is important to consider because it will tend to dilute the cost savings associated with the genetic testing arm. Those who are genetically positive (whether this status is known or unknown) but refuse monitoring will transit to a monitoring state once they become symptomatic.Due to the high sensitivity and specificity of the genetic test compared with a clinical diagnosis, there was very little difference in costs associated with managing the index case between the two arms, except for the cost of the VHL diagnostic test and the genetic counselling. However, when applied to family members, who have an assumed likelihood of carrying the VHL mutation of 26%, there is a marked decrease in monitoring among those who do not require monitoring (22.1%).Costs of monitoring are assumed to be accrued over a lifetime, with mortality estimated from the Australian life tables ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Australian Bureau of Statistics</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>258</RecNum><DisplayText>(Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010a)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>258</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">258</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Australian Bureau of Statistics,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Life Tables, Australia, 2007-2009 </title></titles><number>17 August 2011</number><dates><year>2010</year><pub-dates><date>10 November 2010</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010a). Treatment costs are assumed to be equivalent in both arms.The overall cost saving (through avoided inappropriate monitoring) of a single index case and their family over their lifetimes is $7,749 in discounted costs and $20,783 in undiscounted costs. As there are many uncertainties in the analysis, several sensitivity analyses have been performed. The cost comparison is most sensitive to the prevalence of VHL syndrome among patients who are suspected of having it, and the uptake of genetic testing and monitoring among family members. In most sensitivity analyses, a cost saving remains following the introduction of VHL genetic testing. Furthermore, if monitoring and genetic testing rates among family members increase, the cost saving associated with genetic testing will markedly increase. The cost comparison is not sensitive to moderate changes in the proposed MBS reimbursement for VHL genetic testing.Overall conclusion with respect to comparative cost-effectivenessIt is likely that the costs associated with managing individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome and their families are fewer when genetic and clinical testing is available, compared with clinical testing alone. This is largely driven by the reduction of monitoring in family members who are not at risk of developing VHL syndrome.Financial/budgetary impactsCurrent usage of the VHL diagnostic test is estimated at 80 tests per year. This is based on data from 2006 and 2007 and may be a high estimate if this was a period of testing a ‘backlog’ of patients. It has been assumed that the number of tests will increase to 160 per year over 5?years following the listing of VHL genetic testing on the MBS. Again, this may be high and therefore represents a conservative estimate.Usage of VHL predictive tests are assumed to be 30 per year and will not increase because the numbers rely upon the identification of a VHL mutation rather than any increase in the use of the VHL genetic test.The costs included in the financial impact analysis are those of the genetic tests, genetic counselling and the cost savings due to averted monitoring.If VHL genetic testing is listed on the MBS, the total cost for testing and counselling to the Australian healthcare system will be between $86,100 (based on 80 diagnostic tests) and $154,400 (based on a doubling of diagnostic tests) per year.The costs borne by the MBS for these scenarios will be $64,600 and $115,800, respectively.The costs avoided through improvements in targeted monitoring will increase annually as an increasing number of people are spared lifelong monitoring. In 5?years, based on sparing monitoring for 10 people per year, the saving to the Australian healthcare system will be $34,300, of which $25,800 will be saved by the MBS.Table 6Annual costs to the MBS, other governments and patients of genetic testing and genetic counselling, with cost savings from avoided monitoringTotal costs(50% reduction in monitoring)20122013201420152016MBS$59,445$67,103$74,760$82,417$90,074Other government$14,861$16,776$18,690$20,604$22,518Patient/insurer$4,954$5,592$6,230$6,868$7,506Total$79,261$89,470$99,680$109,889$120,099Overall, the cost of genetic testing to the Australian healthcare system, accounting for savings associated with avoided monitoring, will be between $79,300 and $120,100 ( REF _Ref424133633 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 6).Importantly, the cost of VHL genetic testing will plateau, given that the incidence of VHL syndrome is unlikely to increase, whereas the savings associated with avoided lifelong monitoring will continue to increase for many years, eventually resulting in a net cost saving to the Australian healthcare system. It should be recognised that this financial impact analysis is flawed because the test is already being utilised. Therefore, the listing of the genetic test on the MBS may not result in a substantial decrease in cost to the Australian healthcare system, but rather a shift of costs from the state/territory governments or the individual to the MBS. As VHL genetic testing is already being done, the MBS is currently receiving a cost saving from avoided monitoring, for which it would bear the majority of the costs.Key uncertaintiesKey uncertainties for safety of VHL genetic testingNo studies were identified that could inform an assessment of the safety of genetic testing in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome, or for identification of family members with a VHL mutation.Overall conclusion with respect to comparative safetyEven with a lack of evidence, the likelihood of adverse events as a consequence of VHL genetic testing are low, but it is recognised that there are some risks associated with genetic testing. These relate to minor injuries associated with venepuncture, as well as psychological harms from a positive VHL diagnosis. False negative or false positive test results may also cause psychological harms, and possibly physical harms as well due to delayed or inappropriate treatment. However, in the case of VHL genetic testing, patients with a false positive test result are probably true carriers of a VHL mutation, in whom a positive clinical diagnosis could not be given at the time. Few patients should receive a false negative test result when tested using dual test methods, and they will still receive annual screening upon becoming symptomatic, minimising any potential harms.Key uncertainties for effectiveness of VHL genetic testingNo comparative direct evidence was identified that could inform an assessment of the effectiveness of VHL genetic testing in addition to usual clinical diagnosis in patients suspected of having VHL syndrome, or when used as a triage test for lifelong screening of family members. The a priori reference standard of clinical diagnosis in the long term was not reported in any studies. Hence, diagnostic accuracy of VHL genetic testing was measured against the imperfect standard of current or short-term clinical diagnosis.Similarly, routine clinical screening provided an imperfect reference standard against which the accuracy of pre-symptomatic genetic testing was measured.It is uncertain as to what proportion of patients and at-risk relatives would agree to genetic testing, as well as the proportion who would comply with annual screening for VHL-associated neoplasms (which could vary over different time horizons).Minimal evidence was identified regarding a change in patient management following diagnosis of VHL syndrome using genetic testing in combination with clinical diagnosis; and, due to the lack of a comparative group using clinical diagnosis alone, no comments can be made about the incremental clinical impact of genetic testing on patient management.Overall conclusion with respect to effectiveness of VHL genetic testingThere were no data available to determine the direct health impact of including genetic testing as part of the current diagnostic strategy for patients suspected of VHL syndrome and their relatives. However, by linking evidence on the accuracy of VHL testing in individuals with change in management data, it is clear that most of the benefits from testing will accrue from reducing the need to screen for VHL-associated neoplasms in asymptomatic family members who test negative for the mutation.Other relevant factorsCounselling servicesListing genetic counsellor services on the MBS may reduce the overall cost of genetic testing to the government by reducing the use of specialists for all genetic counselling associated with VHL genetic testing.Australian VHL registryCurrently, there is no Australian registry for patients with VHL syndrome and their relatives that carry a VHL mutation. A registry would provide important data for the management of patients with VHL, while maintaining the individual’s privacy and confidentiality.Quality assurance and molecular methodologiesThree laboratories accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) currently conduct genetic testing to identify mutations in the VHL gene ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>196</RecNum><DisplayText>(Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>196</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">196</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia,</author></authors><secondary-authors><author>Suthers, G</author></secondary-authors></contributors><auth-address>Dr G Suthers&#xD;PhD FRACP FRCPA&#xD;Familial Cancer Unit&#xD;Department of Genetic Medicine&#xD;Children’s Youth &amp; Women’s Health Service&#xD;North Adelaide SA 5006</auth-address><titles><title>Report of the Australian Genetic Testing Survey 2006</title></titles><dates><year>2008</year><pub-dates><date>2 September 2008</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2008).Previously, there has not been a quality assurance program (QAP) to monitor the performance of laboratories providing VHL genetic testing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>225</RecNum><DisplayText>(RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>225</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">225</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd,</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>RCPA QAP Enrolment Office&#xD;207 Albion Street&#xD;Surry Hills NSW 2010&#xD;AUSTRALIA</auth-address><titles><title>Enrolment Information Booklet</title></titles><number>15/05/2009</number><dates><year>2009</year></dates><urls><related-urls><url>.au</url></related-urls><pdf-urls><url>;(RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd 2009). However, the RCPA/HGSA Molecular Genetics QAP Committee has commenced monitoring the performance within and between the three laboratories that offer VHL genetic testing using in-house methodologies from 2010.Additional applications for VHL genetic testingSomatic VHL genetic testing of CNS haemangioblastomasCurrently, patients presenting with isolated CNS haemangioblastomas are routinely tested for both germ-line VHL mutations and somatic VHL mutations in the tumour itself.However, the proposed MBS items do not allow for reimbursement for somatic VHL genetic testing as the descriptor has been limited to the ‘detection of germ-line mutations of the VHL gene’.Prenatal and pre-implantation VHL genetic testingWith increased understanding of the consequences and likelihood of having children affected by a familial VHL mutation, parents are looking for ways to ensure that their offspring are unaffected. They have two main options.Prenatal diagnostic tests such as chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis, which are only useful if the parents are willing to abort the affected foetus. Amniocentesis also has an associated risk of miscarriage. Prenatal predictive VHL genetic testing would not be reimbursed under Medicare as the foetus is not considered an ‘eligible person’ for health insurance. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, which is performed on the embryo prior to implantation and is only offered in the private setting in Australia. The Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority lists the VHL gene as one of the single gene disorders that were tested using pre-implantation genetic diagnosis in 2010.Targeted therapiesThe elucidation of how pVHL functions in tumour suppression has increased our understanding of how cancer develops. This has led to the development of targeted therapies that target proteins that are overexpressed due to the loss of the suppressor function of pVHL. Disrupting the function of these proteins interferes with tumour progression. Tumours that develop due to the loss of pVHL activity may respond to treatment using angiogenic inhibitors (sorafenib, sunitib, pazopanib and axitinib) or vascular epidermal growth factor receptor (VEGF) antibodies (bevacizumab) to slow down the rate of angiogenesis, thus inhibiting growth of the tumour. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors (temsirolimus and everolimus) or the histone deacetylase inhibitor (sodiumbutyrate), which act on the overexpressed HIF protein in tumour cells, may offer other treatment options for patients with renal cell cancer.As our understanding of the differences in activation of the various pathways affected by pVHL due to different VHL mutations increases, therapies may be developed that can be targeted to counteract the neoplastic effects caused by specific VHL mutations.Ethical considerationsAll things considered, genetic testing appears ethically acceptable provided that it is both preceded and followed by adequate counselling to ensure informed consent and minimise risks of harm, both psychological and, in the longer term, physical. Counselling should include, among other things, the limitations and significance of test results, including possible ramifications for family members, and the possible courses of effective treatment should a test result be positive.Test results should remain confidential, although the patient should be counselled on the benefit of sharing information with family members who may benefit from knowledge of VHL mutation status. As always, confidentiality should be broken only if risks to others are serious, imminent, certain and unavoidable, and attempts at encouraging voluntary disclosure have been exhausted.There should be equitable access to genetic testing for all who might benefit from it, and it should not be a financial burden.Glossary and abbreviationsAHTAAdelaide Health Technology AssessmentaPKCatypical protein kinase CAR-DRGAustralian Refined Diagnosis Related GroupCIconfidence intervalc-METreceptor tyrosine kinase c-MetCNScentral nervous systemCSGEconformation-sensitive gel electrophoresisCTcomputed tomographyddNTPdideoxynucleotide triphosphateDGGEdenaturing gradient gel electrophoresisDHPLCdenaturing high-performance liquid chromatographyDNAdeoxyribonucleic aciddNTPdeoxynucleotideECMextracellular matrixEPOerythropoietinEGFRepidermal growth factor receptorFISHfluorescence in-situ hybridizationGFRglomerular filtration rateGlut1glucose transporter type 1GTgenetic testHBhaemangioblastomaHIFhypoxia inducible factorIVDin vitro diagnostic medical deviceIMVSInstitute of Medical and Veterinary ScienceMLPAmultiplex ligation-dependent probe amplificationMBSMedicare Benefits ScheduleMEN 2multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2MESPMedical Expert Standing PanelMMPmatrix metalloproteinaseMRImagnetic resonance imagingMSACMedical Services Advisory CommitteemTORmammalian target of rapamycinNATANational Association of Testing AuthoritiesNF1neurofibromatosis type 1NHMRCNational Health and Medical Research CouncilNPAACNational Pathology Accreditation Advisory CommitteeNPVnegative predictive valueOMocular manifestationsp53tumour suppressor p53PASCProtocol Advisory Sub-CommitteePCR polymerase chain reaction PDGFplatelet-derived growth factorPDGFRplatelet-derived growth factor receptorPGLparagangliomaPNETpancreatic neuro-endocrine tumourPPVpositive predictive valuePSTCPathology Services Table CommitteepVHLthe VHL proteinQAPquality assurance programQ-PCRquantitative PCRRCCrenal cell carcinomaRCPARoyal College of Pathologists of AustralasiaRRrelative riskSBSouthern blottingSNAIL(transcription factor) SNAILSSCPsingle-strand conformational polymorphismTCF–LEFT-cell factor–lymphoid enhancer factorTGATherapeutic Goods AdministrationTGFαtransforming growth factor UBubiquitinUPQFM-PCRuniversal primer quantitative fluorescent multiplex PCRVEGFvascular endothelial growth factor VEGFRvascular epidermal growth factor receptorVHLvon Hippel-LindauIntroductionA rigorous assessment of evidence is the basis of decision-making when funding is sought under Medicare. The Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) evaluates new and existing health technologies and procedures for which funding is sought under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), in terms of their safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, while taking into account other issues such as access and equity. The MSAC adopts an evidence-based approach to its assessments, based on reviews of the scientific literature and other information sources, including clinical expertise.The MSAC is a multidisciplinary expert body, comprising members drawn from such disciplines as diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery, internal medicine, and general practice, clinical epidemiology, health economics, consumer health and health administration.A team from Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA), School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, as part of its contract with the Department of Health and Ageing, was engaged to conduct a systematic review of the literature on VHL testing in order to inform MSAC’s decision-making regarding public funding of the intervention.Input and advice from members of a Medical Expert Standing Panel (MESP; see Appendix B) was sought, and the current evidence was reviewed for genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene to diagnose VHL syndrome in patients with symptoms of the disease, and in family members of a patient with a known VHL mutation. This report summarises the current evidence for the safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of VHL genetic testing in patients suspected of having VHL syndrome, and in family members of patients with a confirmed VHL mutation. Rationale for assessmentIn November 2010 an application from the Pathology Services Table Committee (PSTC) was received by the Department of Health and Ageing, requesting an MBS listing for genetic testing for hereditary mutations in the VHL gene that cause VHL syndrome for (i) patients with symptoms of VHL syndrome and (ii) family members of a patient with a known VHL mutation. Currently, there is no MBS listing for any test that detects germ-line mutations in the VHL gene.BackgroundClinical need and burden of diseaseVon Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome is an autosomal dominant neoplastic disease with a worldwide birth incidence of 1 in 36,000 PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5CYXJvbnRpbmk8L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDEwPC9ZZWFy

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Kim et al 2010; Calzada 2010). The best-known VHL-complex substrate is hypoxia inducible factor (HIF). Loss of functional pVHL due to mutations in the VHL gene results in the deregulation of several HIF-dependent and HIF-independent pathways, as illustrated in REF _Ref424137641 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 2. This leads to increased angiogenesis, increased cell survival and proliferation, and increased cell migration and invasion. These processes are all important for tumour development and are explained in greater detail below.HIF-dependent pathwaysThe pVHL regulates the oxygen-sensing pathway via its interaction with the HIF transcription factor. In the presence of normal oxygen levels, the VHL-complex binds to and targets hydroxylated HIF- subunits for degradation ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Lonser</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>10</RecNum><DisplayText>(Lonser et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>10</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">10</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Lonser, R. R.</author><author>Glenn, G. M.</author><author>Walther, M.</author><author>Chew, E. Y.</author><author>Libutti, S. K.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Oldfield, E. H.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1414, USA. lonserr@ninds.</auth-address><titles><title>von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Lancet</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Lancet</full-title></periodical><pages>2059-67</pages><volume>361</volume><number>9374</number><edition>2003/06/20</edition><keywords><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/diagnosis/genetics/therapy</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2003</year><pub-dates><date>Jun 14</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1474-547X (Electronic)&#xD;0140-6736 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>12814730</accession-num><urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>S0140-6736(03)13643-4 [pii]&#xD;10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13643-4 [doi]</electronic-resource-num><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Lonser et al 2003). Under hypoxic conditions, HIF does not become hydroxylated, and HIF dimers bind to specific promoter elements of target genes in the nucleus. In target tissues with mutant pVHL, HIF activity is enhanced due to reduced degradation, which leads to transcriptional activation of several HIF target genes—including enzymes involved in glucose metabolism—and critical angiogenic growth and mitogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet-derived growth factor β polypeptide (PDGFβ), erythropoietin (EPO) and transforming growth factor (TGF-) PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5LaW08L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDEwPC9ZZWFyPjxSZWNO

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Watson et al 1992; Sanger et al 1977; Smith et al 1986).Direct sequencing is not suitable for identification of partial and complete VHL gene deletions.Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplificationMLPA is based on the semi-quantitative PCR principle and can be applied to detect large deletions of the VHL gene, as shown in REF _Ref424136210 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 3.. The primers or probes for MLPA have two parts—a hybridisation sequence (shown in black) that binds to the target DNA and a primer sequence (grey) that is used to amplify the final product. The MLPA probe mix is added to denatured genomic DNA and allowed to hybridise to the target sequence. The probes that are bound to the target sequence are then ligated using a thermostable ligase (unbound single-stranded probes cannot be ligated). PCR using primers complementary to the green primer sequence of the probes then amplifies the ligated probes. Probes for multiple target sequences can be combined in a single reaction. When the PCR products are run on a gel, differences in gene copy number can be detected by the intensity of the PCR product when compared with a ‘normal’ standard. Thus, MLPA can be used for the detection of large deletions or duplications in the VHL gene ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Schouten</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>203</RecNum><DisplayText>(Schouten et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>203</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">203</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Schouten, Jan P.</author><author>McElgunn, Cathal J.</author><author>Waaijer, Raymond</author><author>Zwijnenburg, Danny</author><author>Diepvens, Filip</author><author>Pals, Gerard</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Relative quantification of 40 nucleic acid sequences by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification</title><secondary-title>Nucleic Acids Research</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Nucleic Acids Research</full-title></periodical><pages>e57</pages><volume>30</volume><number>12</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>June 15, 2002</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Schouten et al 2002).Figure 3The principles of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA)The MLPA primers are mixed with the target DNA and the hybridisation sequences bind to the complementary sequence, if it is present in the target DNA. The two primers are joined together with the ligase (the ligase will not join unbound primers), and are then PCR amplified using primers complementary to the primer sequence (single primers will not amplify). Multiple primer pairs of different lengths can be combined in a single reaction. The PCR products are then visualised on a gel.Intended purpose VHL mutation testing will be used in patients suspected of having VHL syndrome and in close family members of those who are confirmed as having VHL syndrome or a pathogenic VHL mutation. For diagnostic purposes, genetic testing of patients suspected of having VHL syndrome is likely to be used in addition to the existing clinical diagnostic procedures. The presence of clinically relevant mutations in the VHL gene does not provide a diagnosis of the specific pathology; rather, this information indicates the likely presence of a VHL-associated neoplasm. Thus, molecular testing must be used in conjunction with routine screening in order to provide a disease-specific diagnosis. For predictive testing of relatives who have not inherited the family's VHL mutation, the genetic test will be used instead of lifelong screening. Individuals who have inherited the VHL mutation will be offered a lifelong screening program and early intervention to reduce the risk or severity of VHL-associated neoplasms.Existing procedures for the diagnosis of VHL syndrome and screening for associated neoplasmsDiagnosis of VHL syndrome is currently based on clinical criteria. Patients with a family history and a haemangioblastoma (CNS or retinal), phaeochromocytoma or renal cell carcinoma are diagnosed with the disease. Those with no relevant family history must have two or more haemangioblastomas, or one haemangioblastoma and a visceral tumour (with the exception of epididymal and renal cysts, which are frequent in the general population), to meet the diagnostic criteria PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5CYXJvbnRpbmk8L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDEwPC9ZZWFy

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Barontini & Dahia 2010; Kim et al 2010). These symptoms are investigated as they occur but are not screened for in Australia (expert advice of MESP clinical expert).Cystoadenomas of the adnexal reproductive organsEpididymal cystoadenomas in men are usually asymptomatic, and are diagnosed by palpation and confirmed by ultrasound. Papillary cystoadenomas arising from the broad ligament in females are diagnosed by CT or ultrasound. The tumours in both males and females are grossly and histologically alike ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Lonser</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>10</RecNum><DisplayText>(Lonser et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>10</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">10</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Lonser, R. R.</author><author>Glenn, G. M.</author><author>Walther, M.</author><author>Chew, E. Y.</author><author>Libutti, S. K.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Oldfield, E. H.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1414, USA. lonserr@ninds.</auth-address><titles><title>von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Lancet</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Lancet</full-title></periodical><pages>2059-67</pages><volume>361</volume><number>9374</number><edition>2003/06/20</edition><keywords><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/diagnosis/genetics/therapy</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2003</year><pub-dates><date>Jun 14</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1474-547X (Electronic)&#xD;0140-6736 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>12814730</accession-num><urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>S0140-6736(03)13643-4 [pii]&#xD;10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13643-4 [doi]</electronic-resource-num><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Lonser et al 2003).Marketing status of the technology Currently, the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) genetic testing website (Appendix F) lists only two pathology laboratories that offer VHL genetic testing using assays developed in house, and they offer two different levels of service. The Cancer Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, PaLMS-RNSH, in NSW offers DNA sequencing of all three exons of the VHL gene with a turnaround time of 3?months. This test detects point mutations and frame-shift mutations but not large deletion mutations, and therefore does not identify all patients with VHL syndrome. On the other hand, the Molecular Pathology Division of the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (IMVS) in Adelaide, SA, offers both DNA sequencing and MLPA analysis of the VHL gene for patients referred through a clinical genetic service, with a turnaround time of 2?months for A$600. This enables the detection of point mutations, frame-shift mutations and large deletions of VHL gene, and identifies virtually all cases of VHL syndrome. The Australian Genetic Testing Survey 2006 reported that VHL genetic testing using both DNA sequencing and MLPA analysis was also conducted in WA, but no information about the laboratory was available ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>196</RecNum><DisplayText>(Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>196</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">196</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia,</author></authors><secondary-authors><author>Suthers, G</author></secondary-authors></contributors><auth-address>Dr G Suthers&#xD;PhD FRACP FRCPA&#xD;Familial Cancer Unit&#xD;Department of Genetic Medicine&#xD;Children’s Youth &amp; Women’s Health Service&#xD;North Adelaide SA 5006</auth-address><titles><title>Report of the Australian Genetic Testing Survey 2006</title></titles><dates><year>2008</year><pub-dates><date>2 September 2008</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2008).Diagnostic VHL genetic testing is also commercially available. A Swiss company (Diagnogene) offers DNA sequencing for approximately A$687. However, this does not include analysis for gene deletions (ie MLPA). A Belgian firm, GenDia, offers both sequencing and MLPA analysis for around A$1,223. Predictive testing is cheaper than diagnostic testing as laboratories are identifying a specific abnormality in family members that was first identified in the index case. The cost of predictive testing through Diagnogene is not known, while GenDia charge approximately A$440. The IMVS charge is $340 for predictive testing.As the national demand for VHL genetic testing is likely to be low, it is probable that it would be undertaken by a small number of laboratories to ensure that they have sufficient throughput to maintain training and procedural quality. Testing of the VHL gene can be completed using conventional methods and instrumentation in a genetic pathology laboratory. The staffing required will depend on the caseload, throughput and infrastructure of the laboratories that provide testing.Regulatory statusIn vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) are, in general, pathology tests and related instrumentation used to carry out testing on human samples, where the results are intended to assist in clinical diagnosis or in making decisions concerning clinical management ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Therapeutic Goods Administration</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>23</RecNum><DisplayText>(Therapeutic Goods Administration 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>23</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">23</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Therapeutic Goods Administration,</author></authors><subsidiary-authors><author>TGA Office of Devices, Blood and Tissues / IVD section</author></subsidiary-authors></contributors><titles><title>Overview of the new regulatory framework for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs)</title></titles><dates><year>2009</year></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>Commonwealth of Australia</publisher><urls><related-urls><url>;(Therapeutic Goods Administration 2009). The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) regulatory framework for IVDs changed in July 2010, such that in-house laboratory tests now receive a similar level of regulatory scrutiny as commercial kits. As testing for VHL is currently only provided by laboratories, it would be classified as a Class 3 in-house IVD ( REF _Ref301858941 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 1).Box SEQ Box \* ARABIC 1Classification of Class 3 in vitro diagnostic medical devicesTherapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulations 2002 – Schedule 2A1.3 Detection of transmissible agents or biological characteristics posing a moderate public health risk or high personal riskAn IVD is classified as a Class 3 IVD medical device or a Class 3 in-house IVD if it is intended for any of the following uses: detecting the presence of, or exposure to, a sexually transmitted agent;detecting the presence in cerebrospinal fluid or blood of an infectious agent with a risk of limited propagation;detecting the presence of an infectious agent where there is a significant risk that an erroneous result would cause death or severe disability to the individual or foetus being tested;prenatal screening of women in order to determine their immune status towards transmissible agents;determining infective disease status or immune status where there is a risk that an erroneous result will lead to a patient management decision resulting in an imminent life-threatening situation for the patient; the selection of patients for selective therapy and management, or for disease staging, or in the diagnosis of cancer; human genetic testing; to monitor levels of medicines, substances or biological components, when there is a risk that an erroneous result will lead to a patient management decision resulting in an immediate life-threatening situation for the patient; the management of patients suffering from a life-threatening infectious disease; screening for congenital disorders in the foetus. Note: For paragraph (f) An IVD medical device would fall into Class 2 under clause 1.5 if: a therapy decision would usually be made only after further investigation; orthe device is used for monitoring.Despite subsection (1), an IVD is classified as a Class 3 IVD medical device or a Class 3 in-house IVD if it is used to test for transmissible agents included in the Australian National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) list as published from time to time by the Australian Government.Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulations 2002 – Schedule 2A1.3 Detection of transmissible agents or biological characteristics posing a moderate public health risk or high personal riskAn IVD is classified as a Class 3 IVD medical device or a Class 3 in-house IVD if it is intended for any of the following uses: detecting the presence of, or exposure to, a sexually transmitted agent;detecting the presence in cerebrospinal fluid or blood of an infectious agent with a risk of limited propagation;detecting the presence of an infectious agent where there is a significant risk that an erroneous result would cause death or severe disability to the individual or foetus being tested;prenatal screening of women in order to determine their immune status towards transmissible agents;determining infective disease status or immune status where there is a risk that an erroneous result will lead to a patient management decision resulting in an imminent life-threatening situation for the patient; the selection of patients for selective therapy and management, or for disease staging, or in the diagnosis of cancer; human genetic testing; to monitor levels of medicines, substances or biological components, when there is a risk that an erroneous result will lead to a patient management decision resulting in an immediate life-threatening situation for the patient; the management of patients suffering from a life-threatening infectious disease; screening for congenital disorders in the foetus. Note: For paragraph (f) An IVD medical device would fall into Class 2 under clause 1.5 if: a therapy decision would usually be made only after further investigation; orthe device is used for monitoring.Despite subsection (1), an IVD is classified as a Class 3 IVD medical device or a Class 3 in-house IVD if it is used to test for transmissible agents included in the Australian National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) list as published from time to time by the Australian Government.Source: [accessed January 2011]Laboratories that manufacture in-house Class 3 IVDs are required to notify the TGA of the types of IVDs manufactured in their laboratory for inclusion on a register. These laboratories must have NATA accreditation, with demonstrated compliance with the suite of standards on the validation of in-house IVDs, as published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Committee (NPAAC), for each test manufactured ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Therapeutic Goods Administration</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>23</RecNum><DisplayText>(Therapeutic Goods Administration 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>23</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">23</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Therapeutic Goods Administration,</author></authors><subsidiary-authors><author>TGA Office of Devices, Blood and Tissues / IVD section</author></subsidiary-authors></contributors><titles><title>Overview of the new regulatory framework for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs)</title></titles><dates><year>2009</year></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>Commonwealth of Australia</publisher><urls><related-urls><url>;(Therapeutic Goods Administration 2011).Current reimbursement arrangement A list of the MBS numbers associated with the existing clinical diagnostic and screening procedures is provided in Appendix C. Currently, there is no MBS listing for any test that detects germ-line mutations in the VHL gene.There are, however, MBS items that allow reimbursement for molecular tests that detect specific genetic mutations ( REF _Ref208902670 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 10). The range of MBS fees associated with these items is indicative of the range of molecular methodologies used to detect the relevant mutations. Quantitative or semi-quantitative assays will incur greater costs than methods that are simply qualitative.Table 10Current MBS items related to detection of genetic mutationsItem numberDescriptionItem 73308Characterisation of the genotype of a patient for Factor V Leiden gene mutation, or detection of the other relevant mutations in the investigation of proven venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism - 1 or more testsFee: $36.70Item 73311Characterisation of the genotype of a person who is a first-degree relative of a person who has proven to have 1 or more abnormal genotypes under item 73308 - 1 or more testsFee: $36.70Item 73317Detection of the C282Y genetic mutation of the HFE gene and, if performed, detection of other mutations for haemochromatosis where:(i) the patient has an elevated transferrin saturation or elevated serum ferritin on testing of repeated specimens; or(ii) the patient has a first-degree relative with haemochromatosis; or(iii) the patient has a first-degree relative with homozygosity for the C282Y genetic mutation, or with compound heterozygosity for recognised genetic mutations for haemochromatosis(Item is subject to rule 20)Fee: $36.70Item 73320Detection of HLA-B27 by nucleic acid amplification includes a service described in 71147 unless the service in item 73320 is rendered as a pathologist determinable service(Item is subject to rule 27)Fee: $40.80Item 73305Detection of genetic mutation of the FMR1 gene by Southern blot where the results in item 73300 are inconclusive Fee: $204.00Item 73314Characterisation of gene rearrangement or the identification of mutations within a known gene rearrangement, in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with laboratory evidence of:(i) acute myeloid leukaemia; or(ii) acute promyelocytic leukaemia; or(iii) acute lymphoid leukaemia; or(iv) chronic myeloid leukaemia;Fee: $232.50Source: ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Department of Health and Ageing</Author><Year>2011</Year><RecNum>261</RecNum><DisplayText>(Department of Health and Ageing 2011)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>261</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">261</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Department of Health and Ageing,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>MBS Online </title></titles><number>September 2011</number><dates><year>2011</year><pub-dates><date>8 July 2011</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url> of Health and Ageing (2011)Proposal for public fundingBased on the predicted patient population and the proposed intervention, the proposed MBS items are suggested as:1.A diagnostic test to detect germ-line mutations in the VHL gene2.A predictive test to detect mutations in the VHL gene in family members of a proband.The proposed MBS items are summarised in REF _Ref304985920 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 11. The ordering of these tests would be restricted to specialised genetic services. It is expected that the MBS item for the testing of relatives would primarily be used for first- and second-degree relatives, but the proposed listing has been kept broad to allow for exceptional circumstances where wider use may be required.Table 11Proposed MBS item descriptor for VHL genetic testingCategory 6–Pathology servicesMBS [item number] (proposed MBS item 1)Detection of germ-line mutations of the VHL gene in:Patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome:a family history of VHL and a haemangioblastoma (retinal or CNS), phaeochromocytoma or renal cell carcinomatwo or more haemangioblastomas, or one haemangioblastoma and a visceral tumour (with the exception of epididymal and renal cysts, which are frequent in the general population) Patients presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome:haemangioblastomas of the brain, spinal cord, and retina phaeochromocytoma or functional extra-adrenal paragangliomaFee: $600Prior to ordering these tests, the ordering practitioner should ensure that the patient has given informed consent. Testing can only be performed after genetic counselling. Appropriate genetic counselling should be provided to the patient by a genetic counselling service or a clinical geneticist on referral. Further counselling may be necessary upon receipt of the test results.MBS [item number] (proposed MBS item 2)Detection of germ-line mutations of the VHL gene in:Biological relatives of patients with a known mutation in the VHL geneFee: $340Prior to ordering these tests, the ordering practitioner should ensure that the patient has given informed consent. Testing can only be performed after genetic counselling. Appropriate genetic counselling should be provided to the patient by a genetic counselling service or a clinical geneticist on referral. Further counselling may be necessary upon receipt of the test results.Approach to assessmentObjectiveThe objective of this assessment is to determine whether there is sufficient evidence in relation to clinical need, safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to recommend public funding for genetic testing for hereditary mutations in the VHL gene for (i) patients with symptoms of VHL syndrome and (ii) a family member of a patient with a known VHL mutation. Questions for public fundingIn the event that direct evidence was available to assess the safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, the following questions were to be addressed by this evaluation:1. Is VHL genetic testing safe, effective and cost-effective when used in addition to clinical diagnostic approaches in the diagnosis of patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of VHL syndrome?2. Is VHL genetic testing safe, effective and cost-effective when used as a triage test for lifelong screening of family members of patients who are positive for a VHL mutation?In the event that linked evidence was the only evidence available to assess the safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, the following questions were to be addressed by this evaluation:Linkage 1 – Test accuracy1. Is genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, in addition to usual diagnostic assessment, as accurate as, or more accurate than, usual clinical diagnosis in diagnosing patients with suspected VHL syndrome?2. Is genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, plus annual screening, as accurate as, or more accurate than, annual screening for diagnosing relatives of patients with a known VHL mutation?Linkage 2 – Change in patient management3. Does genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, in addition to usual diagnostic assessment, change patient management compared with usual clinical diagnosis in patients with suspected VHL syndrome?4. Does genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, in addition to usual diagnostic assessment, change patient management compared with usual clinical diagnosis for relatives of patients with a known VHL mutation?Linkage 3 – Likely impact of change in patient management from VHL genetic testing on patient health outcomesThe Protocol Advisory Sub-Committee (PASC) of the MSAC advised that there were unlikely to be any treatment differences in patients diagnosed with VHL-related neoplasms between those who were clinically diagnosed and those who underwent genetic testing. Likewise for family members; although there is likely to be a change in the rate of routine screening (as those who are VHL mutation negative may avoid screening), there is unlikely to be any treatment change. Therefore, a full linked evidence approach was not required. A separate question for linkage 3 was therefore not developed, and a literature search and assessment of likely treatment effectiveness in the population with VHL-related neoplasms were not undertaken. Clinical place for proposed interventionA management algorithm is provided below for both the diagnostic and predictive uses of VHL genetic testing ( REF _Ref301188499 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 4). The left side explains the approach to the diagnosis and prediction of VHL syndrome in a setting without genetic testing—assumed to be the current approach for the sake of simplicity, although it is acknowledged that some patients currently receive genetic testing without it being funded by the MBS. The right side of the algorithm shows the proposed approach in which genetic testing is available. The white text boxes and solid lines relate to the diagnosis and treatment of people with clinical features suggestive of having VHL syndrome, while the black boxes and dashes correspond to the management of their close family members. The arrow relevant to patients with somatic mosaicism has been lightened to lessen the emphasis of this pathway, due to its rarity of occurrence. The main difference between the algorithms is the targeted use of lifelong surveillance in patients who have a definitive diagnosis of VHL syndrome (due to having a VHL mutation), with fewer patients overlooked for surveillance due to a negative misdiagnosis (false negative), and the lack of requirement for surveillance for family members who have not inherited the VHL mutation.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 4Management algorithm for use of VHL genetic testing in patients who present with clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome as well as their first- and second-degree relativesThe comparatorDiagnosis of VHL syndrome is currently based on clinical criteria. Patients with a family history and a haemangioblastoma (including retinal), phaeochromocytoma, or renal cell carcinoma are diagnosed with the disease. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Kim et al 2010; Nordstrom-O'Brien et al 2010). In first- and second-degree family members of patients with VHL syndrome or a pathogenic VHL mutation, the comparator to VHL genetic testing and annual screening is annual screening alone. The reference standardGenetic testing for VHL mutations assists in the prediction of which patients and family members are susceptible to developing VHL-related neoplasms, rather than diagnosing who meet the clinical criteria for VHL syndrome. As such, the reference standard by which the accuracy of genetic testing should be judged is long-term clinical diagnosis, to allow enough time for neoplasms to become clinically evident. Diagnostic assessment frameworkThis assessment of genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene is based on the framework outlined in the MSAC Guidelines for the Assessment of Diagnostic Technologies ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>MSAC</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>214</RecNum><DisplayText>(MSAC 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>214</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">214</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>MSAC</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Guidelines for the assessment of diagnostic technologies</title></titles><pages>1-93</pages><dates><year>2005</year><pub-dates><date>August 2005</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra, ACT</pub-location><publisher>Commonwealth of Australia</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(MSAC 2005).To assess the effectiveness of VHL genetic testing, we need to consider its diagnostic accuracy (in comparison with a reference standard); its impact on the clinical management of people with suspected VHL, or family members of patients with a confirmed VHL mutation; and its ultimate impact on the health outcomes of patients and family members. The first goal of this assessment was therefore to find direct evidence of the effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL mutations on patient health outcomes, that is, primary research where one group of people suspected of having VHL would receive genetic testing in addition to clinical testing, treatment and follow-up, and would be compared with another group receiving clinical testing (without genetic testing), treatment and follow-up for suspected VHL. The comparison would occur over a period of time until the impact on health outcomes (eg survival, prevention of symptoms relating to VHL neoplasms) could be evaluated.In a similar manner, direct evidence assessing the benefit of VHL genetic testing in family members of a patient with a VHL mutation would have compared one group of family members who were screened annually, without knowledge of their mutation status, against another group of family members who had been genetically tested, knew their mutation status, and subsequently were either screened or did not require screening. Direct evidence in this situation would provide long-term data following the outcomes of screening, any subsequent treatment and health outcomes. There was no comparative direct evidence available assessing the health impact of genetic testing for VHL mutations in either people suspected of having VHL or family members of someone with a confirmed VHL mutation, so in this assessment a linked evidence approach was used.This means that evidence from studies that report on the following factors would be narratively linked in order to infer the effect of the diagnostic test on patient health outcomes:diagnostic test performance (diagnostic accuracy)—sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, diagnostic yieldwhether clinical decision-making—(patient management) changes as a result of the testwhether patients receiving a change in management benefit in terms of health outcomesLiterature sources and search strategiesLiterature sourcesThe medical literature was systematically searched to identify relevant studies and reviews for the period from 1993 (when the VHL gene was first described in the literature) until May 2011 (June 2011 for economic evaluation). Appendix F describes the electronic databases that were used for this search and other sources of evidence that were investigated. Grey literature was included in the search strategy. Unpublished literature, however, was not canvassed as it is difficult to search for it exhaustively and systematically, and trials that are difficult to locate are often smaller and of lower methodological quality ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Egger</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>233</RecNum><DisplayText>(Egger et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>233</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">233</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Egger, M.</author><author>Juni, P.</author><author>Bartlett, C.</author><author>Holenstein, F.</author><author>Sterne, J.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic reviews? Empirical study.</title><secondary-title>Health Technology Assessment</secondary-title><alt-title>Health Technol Assess (Rockv)</alt-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Health Technology Assessment</full-title><abbr-1>Health Technol Assess (Rockv)</abbr-1></periodical><alt-periodical><full-title>Health Technology Assessment</full-title><abbr-1>Health Technol Assess (Rockv)</abbr-1></alt-periodical><pages>76</pages><volume>7</volume><number>1</number><keywords><keyword>methodology</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2003</year></dates><call-num>Tracy 1</call-num><label>methodology ; m-a ; lr ; quality ;</label><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Egger et al 2003). It is, however, possible that these unpublished data could alter the results of the assessment. The search terms used to identify relevant literature in databases for this review are shown in Appendix D.Selection criteriaThe criteria for including studies in this report are presented in the relevant areas of the ‘Results’ section. The eligibility criteria for research on the safety of VHL genetic testing are presented in REF _Ref301859295 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 2 and REF _Ref301859303 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 3. The criteria for including studies relevant to determining the direct effectiveness of VHL genetic testing on health outcomes are presented in REF _Ref301859389 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 4 and REF _Ref301859397 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 5. The criteria for selecting the linked evidence components in this assessment of the value of VHL genetic testing as a diagnostic or predictive tool are presented in REF _Ref302392226 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 6, REF _Ref301862307 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 7, REF _Ref301869141 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 8 and REF _Ref301869148 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 9. All literature also met the following criteria:Published within the search period from 1993 – May 2011;Non-English language articles were excluded unless they appeared to provide a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identified;Conducted on human subjects;Provided data or patients that were not duplicated in other articles; and where this occurred, only the most recent and/or comprehensive information was selected;Provided data that could be extracted (ie not described graphically); andHad study designs that were relevant to the aspect being assessed – namely,Safety: All of the relevant study designs given in the Intervention column of REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13. If large numbers of case series were identified, all were reviewed but only those that were large case series and/or with long-term follow-up had data extracted. Effectiveness: Direct evidence – All of the relevant study designs listed in the Intervention column of REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13. However, post-test case series were excluded. If large numbers of pre-test/post-test case series were identified, all were identified and reviewed but only those that were large case series and/or with long-term follow-up had data extracted.Linked evidence – Predictive accuracy: All of the relevant study designs listed in the Diagnostic accuracy column of REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13. Change in management (impact on clinical decision-making): All of the relevant study designs listed in the Intervention column of REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13. However, post-test case series were excluded. If large numbers of pre-test/post-test case series were identified, all were reviewed but only those that were large case series and/or with long-term follow-up had data extracted.Cost-effectiveness: All relevant articles on economic models and trial-based economic evaluations, including the study designs listed in the Intervention column of REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13 that included cost-effectiveness outcomes (cost, cost per relevant health outcome (eg LYG, QALY, DALY) for VHL genetic testing of patients diagnosed with or suspected of having VHL syndrome and / or their close relatives.Ethical issues: All articles identified by the database searches that discussed ethical issues surrounding genetic testing for familial cancer syndromes. The inclusion criteria for these studies were that the articles were in English, were fairly recent and that they discussed ethical issues relevant to genetic testing. All studies designs that investigated the ethical beliefs/behaviour of patients, their families, or medical practitioners with respect to genetic testing for familial cancer syndromes were also included.Search resultsThe process of study selection for this systematic literature review went through six phases: All reference citations from all literature sources were collated into an Endnote X3 database. Duplicate references were removed. Studies were excluded, on the basis of the citation information, if it was obvious that they did not meet the pre-specified inclusion criteria. Citations were assessed independently by one reviewer. However, 20% of the database was assessed by a second reviewer, and any discrepancies were discussed in order to reach a consensus and to ensure that eligibility was determined in a robust manner. Studies marked as requiring further evaluation were retrieved for full-text assessment. Studies were included to address the research questions if they met the pre-specified criteria, again independently applied by one reviewer to the full-text articles. Those articles meeting the criteria formed part of the evidence-base. The remainder provided background information.The reference lists of the included articles were pearled for additional relevant studies. These were retrieved and assessed according to step 4. The evidence-base consisted of articles from steps 4 and 5 that met the inclusion criteria.Any doubt concerning inclusion at step 4 was resolved by consensus between members of the evaluation team. The results of the process of study selection are provided in REF _Ref243302967 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 5 and REF _Ref302474557 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 6.PRISMA flowchartsFigure 5Summary of the process used to identify and select studies for the review of safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness outcomes after genetic testing for VHL mutationsSome of the included studies provided usable information for more than one outcome. Adapted from Liberati et al ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Liberati</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>262</RecNum><DisplayText>(Liberati et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>262</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">262</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Liberati, A.</author><author>Altman, D. G.</author><author>Tetzlaff, J.</author><author>Mulrow, C.</author><author>Gotzsche, P. C.</author><author>Ioannidis, J. P.</author><author>Clarke, M.</author><author>Devereaux, P. J.</author><author>Kleijnen, J.</author><author>Moher, D.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. alesslib@mailbase.it</auth-address><titles><title>The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration</title><secondary-title>PLoS Med</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>PLoS Med</full-title></periodical><pages>e1000100</pages><volume>6</volume><number>7</number><edition>2009/07/22</edition><keywords><keyword>Evidence-Based Practice/standards</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>*Meta-Analysis as Topic</keyword><keyword>Publishing/*standards</keyword><keyword>Quality Control</keyword><keyword>*Review Literature as Topic</keyword><keyword>Terminology as Topic</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year><pub-dates><date>Jul 21</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1549-1676 (Electronic)</isbn><accession-num>19621070</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(2009)Figure 6Summary of the process used to identify and select studies for the review of ethical issues surrounding genetic testing for VHL mutationsAdapted from Liberati et al ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Liberati</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>262</RecNum><DisplayText>(Liberati et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>262</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">262</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Liberati, A.</author><author>Altman, D. G.</author><author>Tetzlaff, J.</author><author>Mulrow, C.</author><author>Gotzsche, P. C.</author><author>Ioannidis, J. P.</author><author>Clarke, M.</author><author>Devereaux, P. J.</author><author>Kleijnen, J.</author><author>Moher, D.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. alesslib@mailbase.it</auth-address><titles><title>The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration</title><secondary-title>PLoS Med</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>PLoS Med</full-title></periodical><pages>e1000100</pages><volume>6</volume><number>7</number><edition>2009/07/22</edition><keywords><keyword>Evidence-Based Practice/standards</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>*Meta-Analysis as Topic</keyword><keyword>Publishing/*standards</keyword><keyword>Quality Control</keyword><keyword>*Review Literature as Topic</keyword><keyword>Terminology as Topic</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year><pub-dates><date>Jul 21</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1549-1676 (Electronic)</isbn><accession-num>19621070</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(2009)Data extraction and analysisFor safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness outcomesA profile of key characteristics including study design and location, level and quality of evidence, population, intervention and outcomes was developed for each study selected for this report (Appendix G). Studies that potentially may have met the inclusion criteria but contained insufficient or inadequate data are listed according to their reason for exclusion in Appendix H.For ethical issuesGiven that 176 papers represents a superfluous amount of literature on which to base an ethical discussion that forms only a small part of this assessment report, five papers were selected on the criterion of their clear discussion of ethical theory linked to genetic testing. Where possible, sources that presented material from an Australian perspective and/or dealt with issues related specifically to VHL genetic testing were also used to support the discussion.Assessing diagnostic accuracyTo assess the diagnostic accuracy of the VHL genetic test, calculations of sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values of the tests, and 95% confidence intervals were undertaken where possible. Data were extracted using the classic 2 x 2 table, whereby the results of the index diagnostic test were cross-classified against the results of the reference standard ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Armitage</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>212</RecNum><DisplayText>(Armitage et al 2002; Deeks 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>212</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">212</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Armitage, P.</author><author>Berry,G.</author><author>Matthews, J.N.S</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Statistical methods in medical research</title></titles><edition>Fourth Edition</edition><dates><year>2002</year></dates><pub-location>Oxford</pub-location><publisher>Blackwell Science</publisher><urls></urls><custom1>yes</custom1></record></Cite><Cite><Author>Deeks</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>213</RecNum><record><rec-number>213</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">213</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Deeks, J.J.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Systematic reviews of evaluations of diagnostic and screening tests</title><secondary-title>British Medical Journal</secondary-title><alt-title>British Medical Journal (Education and Debate)</alt-title></titles><periodical><full-title>British Medical Journal</full-title><abbr-1>British Medical Journal (Education and Debate)</abbr-1></periodical><alt-periodical><full-title>British Medical Journal</full-title><abbr-1>British Medical Journal (Education and Debate)</abbr-1></alt-periodical><pages>157-162</pages><volume>323</volume><number>21 July</number><keywords><keyword>Review literature</keyword><keyword>Meta-analysis</keyword><keyword>Mass-screening</keyword><keyword>Diagnostic techniques</keyword><keyword>Sensitivity-and-Specificity</keyword><keyword>Predictive-Value-of-Tests</keyword><keyword>ROC-Curve</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2001</year></dates><label>Methodology; SR; diagnostic test; screening;SR</label><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Armitage et al 2002; Deeks 2001), and Bayes’ Theorem applied:Reference standardAll relevant clinical and laboratory information--Disease +Disease –-Index genetic testTest +True positiveFalse positiveTotal test positiveTest –False negativeTrue negativeTotal test negative--Total disease +veTotal disease –veTotal testedUnfortunately, the reference standard defined a priori (clinical diagnosis determined from long-term follow-up) was not reported in any studies. In the absence of more informative data, the results of genetic testing were compared with the imperfect reference standard of clinical diagnosis in the short term. It is therefore expected that there would be a proportion of patients in the evidence-base who carried VHL mutations but in whom a clinical diagnosis was not yet able to be made. In diagnostic yield studies the presence of VHL gene mutations was compared in two main populations: i) patients presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome (with or without a clinical diagnosis) and ii) first- or second-degree family members of patients with a known VHL genetic mutation.The sensitivity of the genetic test for VHL mutations was calculated as the proportion of clinically diagnosed patients who were identified as having a VHL mutation:Sensitivity (true positive rate, %) = number of true positives / total disease positives × 100The specificity of the genetic test for VHL mutations was calculated as the proportion of patients without a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome who did not have a VHL mutation:Specificity (true negative rate, %) = number of true negatives / total disease negatives × 100The positive predictive value was calculated as the proportion of patients with a positive clinical diagnosis among those that tested positive for a VHL mutation:Positive predictive value (PPV, %) = number of true positives / total test positives × 100The negative predictive value was calculated as the proportion of patients with a negative clinical diagnosis among those that tested negative for a VHL mutation:Negative predictive value (NPV, %) = number of true negatives / total test negatives × 100When a 95% confidence interval was not provided in the relevant study, it was calculated using exact binomial methods.Appraisal of the evidenceAppraisal of the evidence was conducted in three stages:Stage 1:Appraisal of the applicability and quality of individual studies included in the review.Stage 2:Appraisal of the precision, size and clinical importance of the primary outcomes used to determine the safety and effectiveness of the intervention. Stage 3:Integration of this evidence for conclusions about the net clinical benefit of the intervention in the context of Australian clinical practice. Validity assessment of individual studiesThe evidence presented in the selected studies was assessed and classified using the dimensions of evidence defined by the National Health and Medical Research Council ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>1</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">1</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>How to use the evidence: assessment and application of scientific evidence</title></titles><pages>84</pages><keywords><keyword>Practice guidelines</keyword><keyword>Review literature</keyword><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>February 2000</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>National Health and Medical Research Council</publisher><call-num>SHELF 7</call-num><label>evidence ; treatment path ; clinical decisions ; guidelines; methodology; health technology;</label><work-type>Handbook series on preparing clinical practice guidelines</work-type><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(NHMRC 2000). These dimensions ( REF _Ref251568128 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 12) consider important aspects of the evidence supporting a particular intervention, and include three main domains: strength of the evidence, size of the effect and relevance of the evidence. The first domain is derived directly from the literature identified as informing a particular intervention. Each of the last two requires expert clinical input as part of its determination.Table 12Evidence dimensions ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>1</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">1</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>How to use the evidence: assessment and application of scientific evidence</title></titles><pages>84</pages><keywords><keyword>Practice guidelines</keyword><keyword>Review literature</keyword><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>February 2000</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>National Health and Medical Research Council</publisher><call-num>SHELF 7</call-num><label>evidence ; treatment path ; clinical decisions ; guidelines; methodology; health technology;</label><work-type>Handbook series on preparing clinical practice guidelines</work-type><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(NHMRC 2000)Type of evidenceDefinitionStrength of the evidence:levelqualitystatistical precisionThe study design used, as an indicator of the degree to which bias has been eliminated by design.aThe methods used by investigators to minimise bias within a study design.The p-value or, alternatively, the precision of the estimate of the effect. It reflects the degree of certainty about the existence of a true effect.Size of effectThe distance of the study estimate from the ‘null’ value and the inclusion of only clinically important effects in the confidence interval.Relevance of evidenceThe usefulness of the evidence in clinical practice, particularly the appropriateness of the outcome measures used.a See REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13Strength of the evidenceThree subdomains (level, quality and statistical precision) are collectively a measure of the strength of the evidence. LevelThe ‘level of evidence’ reflects the effectiveness of a study design to answer a particular research question. This is based on the probability that the design of the study has reduced or eliminated the impact of bias on the results. The NHMRC evidence hierarchy provides a ranking of various study designs (‘levels of evidence’) by the type of research question being addressed ( REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13).Table 13Designation of levels of evidence according to type of research question (including table notes) LevelInterventionaDiagnostic accuracybIcA systematic review of level II studiesA systematic review of level II studiesIIA randomised controlled trialA study of test accuracy with an independent, blinded comparison with a valid reference standardd, among consecutive persons with a defined clinical presentationeIII-1A pseudo randomised controlled trial (ie alternate allocation or some other method)A study of test accuracy with an independent, blinded comparison with a valid reference standardd, among non-consecutive persons with a defined clinical presentationeIII-2A comparative study with concurrent controls:– non-randomised, experimental trialf– cohort study– case-control study– interrupted time series with a control groupA comparison with a reference standard that does not meet the criteria required for level II and III-1 evidenceIII-3A comparative study without concurrent controls:– historical control study– two or more single-arm studiesf– interrupted time series without a parallel control groupDiagnostic case-control studyeIVCase series with either post-test or pre-test/post-test outcomesStudy of diagnostic yield (no reference standard)gSource: ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Merlin T</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>20</RecNum><DisplayText>(Merlin T et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>20</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">20</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Merlin T,</author><author>Weston A,</author><author>Tooher R,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Extending an evidence hierarchy to include topics other than treatment: revising the Australian ‘levels of evidence’</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Research Methodology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Research Methodology</full-title></periodical><volume>9</volume><number>34 </number><dates><year>2009</year></dates><work-type>Internet</work-type><urls><related-urls><url> et al (2009)Table notesa Definitions of these study designs are provided in ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>1</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">1</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>How to use the evidence: assessment and application of scientific evidence</title></titles><pages>84</pages><keywords><keyword>Practice guidelines</keyword><keyword>Review literature</keyword><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>February 2000</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>National Health and Medical Research Council</publisher><call-num>SHELF 7</call-num><label>evidence ; treatment path ; clinical decisions ; guidelines; methodology; health technology;</label><work-type>Handbook series on preparing clinical practice guidelines</work-type><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>NHMRC (2000), pp. 7–8. b The dimensions of evidence apply only to studies of diagnostic accuracy. To assess the effectiveness of a diagnostic test, there also needs to be a consideration of the impact of the test on patient management and health outcomes ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>MSAC</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>214</RecNum><DisplayText>(MSAC 2005; Sackett &amp; Haynes 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>214</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">214</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>MSAC</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Guidelines for the assessment of diagnostic technologies</title></titles><pages>1-93</pages><dates><year>2005</year><pub-dates><date>August 2005</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra, ACT</pub-location><publisher>Commonwealth of Australia</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite><Cite><Author>Sackett</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>215</RecNum><record><rec-number>215</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">215</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Sackett, D.L. </author><author>Haynes, R.B.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>The architecture of diagnostic research.</title><secondary-title>British Medical Journal</secondary-title><alt-title>BMJ</alt-title></titles><periodical><full-title>British Medical Journal</full-title><abbr-1>British Medical Journal (Education and Debate)</abbr-1></periodical><alt-periodical><full-title>BMJ</full-title></alt-periodical><pages>539 - 541</pages><volume>324</volume><number>7336</number><keywords><keyword>*Clinical-Trials-methods</keyword><keyword>*Evidence-Based-Medicine-methods</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2002</year></dates><label>evidence; clinical trials; diagnostic tests</label><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(MSAC 2005; Sackett & Haynes 2002).c A systematic review will only be assigned a level of evidence as high as the studies it contains, excepting where those studies are of level II evidence. Systematic reviews of level II evidence provide more data than the individual studies and any meta-analyses will increase the precision of the overall results, reducing the likelihood that the results are affected by chance. Systematic reviews of lower level evidence present results of likely poor internal validity, and thus are rated on the likelihood that the results have been affected by bias rather than whether the systematic review itself is of good quality. Systematic review quality should be assessed separately. A systematic review should consist of at least 2 studies. In systematic reviews that include different study designs, the overall level of evidence should relate to each individual outcome/result, as different studies (and study designs) might contribute to each different outcome.d The validity of the reference standard should be determined in the context of the disease under review. Criteria for determining the validity of the reference standard should be pre-specified. This can include the choice of the reference standard(s) and its/their timing in relation to the index test. The validity of the reference standard can be determined through quality appraisal of the study ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Whiting</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>2</RecNum><DisplayText>(Whiting et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>2</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">2</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Whiting, P.</author><author>Rutjes, A. W.</author><author>Reitsma, J. B.</author><author>Bossuyt, P. M.</author><author>Kleijnen, J.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, England, UK. pfw2@york.ac.uk</auth-address><titles><title>The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews</title><secondary-title>BMC Med Res Methodol</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Med Res Methodol</full-title></periodical><pages>25</pages><volume>3</volume><keywords><keyword>Bias (Epidemiology)</keyword><keyword>*Diagnosis</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Quality Control</keyword><keyword>*Questionnaires</keyword><keyword>Reference Standards</keyword><keyword>Reproducibility of Results</keyword><keyword>*Review Literature as Topic</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2003</year><pub-dates><date>Nov 10</date></pub-dates></dates><accession-num>14606960</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url> </url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Whiting et al 2003).e Well-designed population-based case-control studies (eg population-based screening studies where test accuracy is assessed on all cases, with a random sample of controls) do capture a population with a representative spectrum of disease, and thus fulfil the requirements for a valid assembly of patients. However, in some cases the population assembled is not representative of the use of the test in practice. In diagnostic case-control studies a selected sample of patients already known to have the disease are compared with a separate group of normal/healthy people known to be free of the disease. In this situation patients with borderline or mild expressions of the disease, and conditions mimicking the disease, are excluded, which can lead to exaggeration of both sensitivity and specificity. This is called spectrum bias or spectrum effect because the spectrum of study participants will not be representative of patients seen in practice ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Mulherin</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>218</RecNum><DisplayText>(Mulherin &amp; Miller 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>218</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">218</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Mulherin, S. A.</author><author>Miller, W. C.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7435, USA.</auth-address><titles><title>Spectrum bias or spectrum effect? Subgroup variation in diagnostic test evaluation</title><secondary-title>Ann Intern Med</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Ann Intern Med</full-title></periodical><pages>598-602</pages><volume>137</volume><number>7</number><keywords><keyword>Adult</keyword><keyword>*Bias (Epidemiology)</keyword><keyword>Chlamydia Infections/diagnosis</keyword><keyword>Chlamydia trachomatis</keyword><keyword>Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures/standards/*statistics &amp; numerical</keyword><keyword>data</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Immunoenzyme Techniques/standards/statistics &amp; numerical data</keyword><keyword>Likelihood Functions</keyword><keyword>Middle Aged</keyword><keyword>ROC Curve</keyword><keyword>Sensitivity and Specificity</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Oct 1</date></pub-dates></dates><accession-num>12353947</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url> </url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Mulherin & Miller 2002).f Comparing single-arm studies, (ie case series from 2 studies). This would also include unadjusted indirect comparisons (ie using A vs B and B vs C to determine A vs C, but with no statistical adjustment for B).g Studies of diagnostic yield provide the yield of diagnosed patients, as determined by an index test, without confirmation of the accuracy of this diagnosis by a reference standard. These may be the only alternatives when there is no reliable reference standard.Note A:Assessment of comparative harms/safety should occur according to the hierarchy presented for each of the research questions, with the proviso that this assessment occurs within the context of the topic being assessed. Some harms are rare and cannot feasibly be captured within randomised controlled trials; physical harms and psychological harms may need to be addressed by different study designs. Harms from diagnostic testing include the likelihood of false positive and false negative results; harms from screening include the likelihood of false alarm and false reassurance results.Note B:When a level of evidence is attributed in the text of a document, it should also be framed according to its corresponding research question (eg level II intervention evidence; level IV diagnostic evidence; level III-2 prognostic evidence).Source: Hierarchies adapted and modified from PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5CYW5kb2xpZXI8L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4xOTk5PC9ZZWFy

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA Bandolier (1999); Lijmer et al (1999); NHMRC (1999); Phillips et al (2001).Individual studies assessing diagnostic accuracy were graded according to pre-specified quality and applicability criteria ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>MSAC</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>214</RecNum><DisplayText>(MSAC 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>214</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">214</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>MSAC</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Guidelines for the assessment of diagnostic technologies</title></titles><pages>1-93</pages><dates><year>2005</year><pub-dates><date>August 2005</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra, ACT</pub-location><publisher>Commonwealth of Australia</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(MSAC 2005), as shown in REF _Ref243303148 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 14.Table SEQ Table \* ARABIC 14Grading system used to rank included studiesValidity criteriaDescriptionGrading systemAppropriate comparisonDid the study evaluate a direct comparison of the index test strategy with the comparator test strategy?C1direct comparison CXother comparisonApplicable populationDid the study evaluate the index test in a population that is representative of the subject characteristics (age and sex) and clinical setting (disease prevalence, disease severity, referral filter and sequence of tests) for the clinical indication of interest?P1applicableP2limited P3different populationQuality of studyWas the study designed to avoid bias?High quality = no potential for bias based on pre-defined key quality criteria Medium quality = some potential for bias in areas other than those pre-specified as key criteriaPoor quality = poor reference standard and/or potential for bias based on key pre-specified criteriaQ1high quality Q2medium qualityQ3poor quality poor reference standardor insufficient informationQualityThe appraisal of uncontrolled before-and-after case series was assessed according to a checklist developed by the UK National Health Service (NHS) Centre for Reviews and Dissemination ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Khan</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>4</RecNum><DisplayText>(Khan 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>4</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">4</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Khan, Gerben Ter Riet, Julie Glanville, Amanda J Sowden, Jos Kleijnen</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Undertaking systematic reviews of research on effectiveness: CRD&apos;s guidance for those carrying out or commissioning reviews</title><secondary-title>University of York: NHS Centre for reviews and dissemination</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>University of York: NHS Centre for reviews and dissemination</full-title></periodical><volume>4</volume><number>4</number><section>152</section><dates><year>2001</year></dates><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Khan 2001). The six questions were scored 0–1 and summed to give an estimate of study quality: <?2 = poor quality (Q3); >?2 & ≤?4 = medium quality (Q2); >?4 = high quality (Q1). Studies of diagnostic accuracy were assessed using the QUADAS quality assessment tool ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Whiting</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>2</RecNum><DisplayText>(Whiting et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>2</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">2</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Whiting, P.</author><author>Rutjes, A. W.</author><author>Reitsma, J. B.</author><author>Bossuyt, P. M.</author><author>Kleijnen, J.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, England, UK. pfw2@york.ac.uk</auth-address><titles><title>The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews</title><secondary-title>BMC Med Res Methodol</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Med Res Methodol</full-title></periodical><pages>25</pages><volume>3</volume><keywords><keyword>Bias (Epidemiology)</keyword><keyword>*Diagnosis</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Quality Control</keyword><keyword>*Questionnaires</keyword><keyword>Reference Standards</keyword><keyword>Reproducibility of Results</keyword><keyword>*Review Literature as Topic</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2003</year><pub-dates><date>Nov 10</date></pub-dates></dates><accession-num>14606960</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url> </url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Whiting et al 2003). The 14 questions were answered yes, no or unclear, and a point was given for each ‘yes’ answer. The results were tallied to give an estimate of study quality that was consistently applied across all studies: 12–14 = Q1; 10–11 = Q2; ≤?9 = Q3. The scoring system was not intended to be proscriptive, as it is possible that some items in these checklists could be weighted more highly than others in the subjective assessment of study quality. Rather, the decision rules were simply used to assist with the narrative synthesis of the evidence-base.Statistical precisionStatistical precision was determined using statistical principles. Small confidence intervals and p-values give an indication as to the probability that the reported effect is real and not attributable to chance ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>1</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">1</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>How to use the evidence: assessment and application of scientific evidence</title></titles><pages>84</pages><keywords><keyword>Practice guidelines</keyword><keyword>Review literature</keyword><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>February 2000</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>National Health and Medical Research Council</publisher><call-num>SHELF 7</call-num><label>evidence ; treatment path ; clinical decisions ; guidelines; methodology; health technology;</label><work-type>Handbook series on preparing clinical practice guidelines</work-type><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(NHMRC 2000). Studies need to be appropriately powered to ensure that a real difference between groups will be detected in the statistical analysis.Relevance of evidenceThe outcomes being measured in this report are clinically relevant, where possible (ie the use of a linked evidence approach can make it difficult to provide clinically relevant outcomes). Inadequately validated (predictive) surrogate measures of a clinically relevant outcome should be avoided ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>1</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">1</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>How to use the evidence: assessment and application of scientific evidence</title></titles><pages>84</pages><keywords><keyword>Practice guidelines</keyword><keyword>Review literature</keyword><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>February 2000</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>National Health and Medical Research Council</publisher><call-num>SHELF 7</call-num><label>evidence ; treatment path ; clinical decisions ; guidelines; methodology; health technology;</label><work-type>Handbook series on preparing clinical practice guidelines</work-type><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(NHMRC 2000). Assessment of the body of evidenceAppraisal of the body of evidence was conducted along the lines suggested by the NHMRC in their guidance on clinical practice guideline development ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>1</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">1</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>How to use the evidence: assessment and application of scientific evidence</title></titles><pages>84</pages><keywords><keyword>Practice guidelines</keyword><keyword>Review literature</keyword><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>February 2000</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>National Health and Medical Research Council</publisher><call-num>SHELF 7</call-num><label>evidence ; treatment path ; clinical decisions ; guidelines; methodology; health technology;</label><work-type>Handbook series on preparing clinical practice guidelines</work-type><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(NHMRC 2000). Five components are considered essential by the NHMRC when judging the body of evidence: the evidence-base—which includes the number of studies sorted by their methodological quality and relevance to patientsthe consistency of the study results—whether the better quality studies had results of a similar magnitude and in the same direction, that is, either homogenous or heterogeneous findingsthe potential clinical impact—appraisal of the precision, size and clinical importance or relevance of the primary outcomes used to determine the safety and effectiveness of the testthe generalisability of the evidence to the target Medicare populationthe applicability of the evidence—integration of the evidence for conclusions about the net clinical benefit of the intervention in the context of Australian clinical practice.A matrix for assessing the body of evidence for each research question, according to the components above, was used for this assessment ( REF _Ref243303206 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 15) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>1</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">1</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>How to use the evidence: assessment and application of scientific evidence</title></titles><pages>84</pages><keywords><keyword>Practice guidelines</keyword><keyword>Review literature</keyword><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Evidence-Based Medicine</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>February 2000</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>National Health and Medical Research Council</publisher><call-num>SHELF 7</call-num><label>evidence ; treatment path ; clinical decisions ; guidelines; methodology; health technology;</label><work-type>Handbook series on preparing clinical practice guidelines</work-type><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(NHMRC 2000).Table 15Body of evidence assessment matrixComponent A B C D -Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Evidence-baseaSeveral level I or II studies with low risk of bias One or two level II studies with low risk of bias, or a SR/multiple level III studies with low risk of bias Level III studies with low risk of bias, or level I or II studies with moderate risk of bias Level IV studies, or level I to III studies with high risk of bias ConsistencybAll studies consistent Most studies consistent and inconsistency may be explained Some inconsistency reflecting genuine uncertainty around clinical question Evidence is inconsistent Clinical impact Very large Substantial Moderate Slight or restricted Generalisability Population(s) studied in body of evidence are the same as the target populationPopulation(s) studied in the body of evidence are similar to the target populationPopulation(s) studied in the body of evidence differ from target population for guideline, but it is clinically sensible to apply this evidence to target populationcPopulation(s) studied in the body of evidence differ from target population, and it is hard to judge whether it is sensible to generalise to target population Applicability Directly applicable to Australian healthcare context Applicable to Australian healthcare context with few caveats Probably applicable to Australian healthcare context with some caveats Not applicable to Australian healthcare context Adapted from ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>221</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>221</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">221</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>NHMRC additional levels of evidence and grades for recommendations for developers of guidelines. 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Relevant studies were assessed by applying the inclusion criteria outlined in REF _Ref301859295 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 2 and REF _Ref301859303 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 3.Box SEQ Box \* ARABIC 2Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the safety of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient)Research questionIs VHL genetic testing safe when used as an addition to clinical diagnostic approaches in the diagnosis of patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of VHL syndrome?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaPopulationPatients presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndromeInterventionVHL genetic testing to diagnose VHL gene mutations, and clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate, to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintComparator(s)Clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintOutcomesPsychological and physical harms from genetic testing and clinical screeningSearch period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they appeared to provide a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identified CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VHL = von Hippel-LindauBox SEQ Box \* ARABIC 3Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the safety of genetic testing for VHL mutations (family members)Research questionIs VHL genetic testing safe when used as a triage test for lifelong screening of family members of patients who are positive for a VHL mutation?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaPopulationClinically unaffected first- or second-degree family members of patients with clinically diagnosed VHL syndrome and/or a diagnosed VHL genetic abnormalityInterventionVHL genetic testing to screen for VHL gene mutations ± clinical testing (CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood tests) and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsComparator(s)Clinical testing (CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, and blood tests) and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsOutcomesPsychological and physical harms from genetic testing and clinical screeningSearch period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they appeared to provide a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identified CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VHL = von Hippel-LindauNo studies were identified that reported safety outcomes related to genetic testing for either the diagnosis of VHL syndrome or for identification of family members with a VHL mutation. Similarly, no case series reported any adverse outcomes associated with the use of genetic testing in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome.Possible adverse events that can be associated with obtaining samples for use in genetic testing are examined in the ‘Discussion’ section of this report.Summary of safety No studies were identified that could inform an assessment of the safety of genetic testing in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome or for identification of family members with a VHL mutation.Is VHL genetic testing effective? Direct evidenceIn order to evaluate whether there was a change in patient health outcomes following the use of genetic testing for diagnosing patients suspected of having VHL syndrome or for identifying a VHL mutation in family members, studies were selected on the basis of the inclusion criteria outlined in REF _Ref301859389 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 4 and REF _Ref301859397 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 5.Box SEQ Box \* ARABIC 4Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of direct evidence of the effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient)Research questionIs VHL genetic testing effective when used as an addition to clinical diagnostic approaches in the diagnosis of patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of VHL syndrome?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaPopulationPatients presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndromeInterventionVHL genetic testing to diagnose VHL gene mutations, and clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate, to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintComparator(s)Clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintOutcomesPrimary outcomes—mortality/survival, progression-free survival, quality of life, incidence and severity of life-threatening events arising from complications due to haemangioblastomas of the CNS, renal cell carcinomas and other malignant neoplasms associated with VHL syndromeSecondary outcomes—incidence and severity of symptoms (arising from haemangioblastomas of the retina and CNS, endolymphatic sac tumours, phaeochromocytomas, renal cysts and renal cell carcinomas, pancreatic cysts and tumours, and cystoadenomas of the adnexal reproductive organs), age at diagnosisSearch period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they appeared to provide a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identified CNS = central nervous system; CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VHL = von Hippel-LindauBox SEQ Box \* ARABIC 5Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of direct evidence of the effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL mutations (family members)Research questionIs VHL genetic testing effective when used as a triage test for lifelong screening of family members of patients who are positive for a VHL mutation?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaPopulationClinically unaffected first- or second-degree family members of patients with clinically diagnosed VHL syndrome and/or a diagnosed VHL genetic abnormalityInterventionVHL genetic testing to screen for VHL gene mutations ± clinical testing (CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood tests) and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsComparator(s)Clinical testing and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsOutcomesPrimary outcomes—mortality/survival, progression-free survival, quality of life, incidence and severity of life-threatening events arising from complications due to haemangioblastomas of the CNS, renal cell carcinomas and other malignant neoplasms associated with VHL syndromeSecondary outcomes—incidence of symptoms (arising from haemangioblastomas of the retina and CNS, endolymphatic sac tumours, phaeochromocytomas, renal cysts and renal cell carcinomas, pancreatic cysts and tumours, and cystoadenomas of the adnexal reproductive organs), age at diagnosisSearch period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they appeared to provide a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identified CNS = central nervous system; CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VHL = von Hippel-LindauNo direct evidence was identified that reported a change in patient health outcomes following genetic testing in addition to usual clinical diagnosis when compared with usual clinical diagnosis alone in patients suspected of having VHL syndrome. Similarly, no direct evidence was identified that assessed the effectiveness of VHL genetic testing when used as a triage test for lifelong screening of family members of patients who are positive for a VHL mutation. However, 14 case series (level IV interventional evidence) with a low–medium risk of bias reported on the likelihood of VHL mutation positive patients developing various VHL-associated neoplasms and their corresponding symptoms ( REF _Ref301859563 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 16, REF _Ref303329153 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 17). Ten of these studies reported on the likelihood of VHL mutation positive patients developing various VHL-associated neoplasms and their mean age of symptom onset. REF _Ref303329153 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 17 summarises the prevalence or incidence rates and age of onset of these neoplasms. The results reported in the studies were mostly consistent; where disparity occurred, it could usually be explained by variability due to small sample size in at least one study. The populations in these studies were the same as the MBS target population (ie patients with a VHL mutation with or without clinical manifestations of disease), making the results generalisable. As these studies were all conducted in the UK, Europe and the United States of America (USA), they are applicable to the Australian healthcare context with few caveats. However, due to the lack of a comparator group in these studies, no comment can be made about the clinical impact of genetic testing on health outcomes. The lack of data that directly compared patient health outcomes following clinical diagnosis with and without genetic testing is to be expected, given that the genetic test is considered confirmatory in clinically diagnosed patients, and so does not alter patient management. Adverse health outcomes are avoided by subsequent annual screening for early detection of newly developed neoplasms, and the protocol is identical for all VHL patients irrespective of their VHL mutation status. Six studies reported on health outcomes for patients with both a clinical and a genetic diagnosis of VHL syndrome.Three studies reported on the likelihood of patients with a VHL mutation suffering from vision loss or blindness due to the presence of, or treatment for, retinal haemangioblastomas ( REF _Ref301859563 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 16). The overall probability of a VHL mutation positive patient incurring vision loss was 24–35% PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5OaWVtZWxhPC9BdXRob3I+PFllYXI+MjAwMDwvWWVhcj48

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Kreusel et al 2006)GermanyLevel IV interventional evidenceHigh quality (NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 57 consecutive patients at 2 German clinics presenting with capillary retinal angiomatosis resulting from VHL disease n = 43 patients with clinical and genetic diagnosisn = 2 with genetic diagnosis onlyn = 12 with clinical diagnosis onlyAge-related risk for bilateral retinal angioma100% at age 56.4 yearsProportion of eyes with angiomas85.8% (97/113)Proportion of eyes that were enucleated or developed blindness5.3% (6/113)Mean age of onset in VHL patients21.0 ± 10.7 years Mean age of onset for sporadic angiomas26.5 ± 13.9 years ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Niemela</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>113</RecNum><DisplayText>(Niemela et al 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>113</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">113</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Niemela, M.</author><author>Lemeta, S.</author><author>Sainio, M.</author><author>Rauma, S.</author><author>Pukkala, E.</author><author>Kere, J.</author><author>Bohling, T.</author><author>Laatikainen, L.</author><author>Jaaskelainen, J.</author><author>Summanen, P.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Hemangioblastomas of the retina: impact of von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Investigative ophthalmology &amp; visual science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</full-title></periodical><pages>1909-1915</pages><volume>41</volume><number>7</number><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>Jun</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0146-0404</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000087387300042</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000087387300042</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Niemela et al 2000)FinlandLevel IV interventional evidenceHigh quality (NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 11 patients with clinically definite VHL and retinal haemangioblastomaRate of sight loss in an eye of VHL patients 23.8% (5/21)Rate of blindness in VHL patients 18.2% (2/11)Median age of onset for VHL patients27 years (range 11–65)VHL patients with phaeochromocytoma---PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5OZXVtYW5uPC9BdXRob3I+PFllYXI+MTk5OTwvWWVhcj48

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Poulsen et al 2010)DenmarkLevel IV interventional evidenceMedium quality (NHS CRD = 4/6)N = 59 VHL-mutation carriers from 22 unrelated familiesn = 54 patients who agreed to participate Incidence 1971–200811.1% (6/54)Incidence of first manifestation1.9% (1/54)Mean age at onset21 years (range 10–37)CNS = central nervous system; GT = genetic test; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; PNETs = pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumours; VHL = von Hippel-LindauSummary of effectiveness No direct evidence was identified comparing patient health outcomes following genetic testing in addition to usual clinical diagnosis versus usual clinical diagnosis alone in patients suspected of having VHL syndrome, or for assessing the effectiveness of VHL genetic testing when used as a triage test for life-long screening of family members.Given that health benefits are derived from reduced morbidity and mortality due to annual screening for early detection of newly developed neoplasms, and that the annual screening protocol is identical for all patients clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome, irrespective of their VHL mutation status, the lack of comparative data was predictable. It is therefore unclear what impact, if any, the addition of VHL genetic testing to clinical diagnosis has on the health outcomes of patients suspected of VHL syndrome. Linked evidenceIn the absence of comparative direct evidence, a supplementary linked evidence approach was used to assess of the effectiveness of genetic testing to diagnose VHL syndrome in symptomatic patients or to identify family members carrying the VHL mutation. A linked evidence approach normally involves linking evidence of diagnostic accuracy, change in clinical management and treatment effectiveness. However, it was decided a priori that no change in clinical management was expected for either patients with VHL syndrome or family members with a VHL mutation. Therefore, treatment effectiveness was not formally assessed. Is VHL genetic testing accurate in the index case?For this assessment the diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene was compared with usual clinical diagnosis in diagnosing patients with suspected VHL syndrome. The studies used in the assessment met the inclusion criteria outlined in REF _Ref302392226 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 6. Box SEQ Box \* ARABIC 6Inclusion criteria for selecting studies relevant to assess the predictive accuracy of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient)Research questionIs genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, in addition to usual diagnostic assessment, as accurate as, or more accurate than, usual clinical diagnosis in diagnosing patients with suspected VHL syndrome?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaPopulationPatients presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndromeInterventionVHL genetic testing to diagnose VHL gene mutations and clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate, to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintComparator(s)Clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintReference standardClinical diagnosis determined from long-term follow-upOutcomesPredictive accuracy outcomes: Sensitivity and specificity (and therefore rates of false positives and negatives), positive and negative likelihood ratios, positive and negative predictive values (and therefore false alarm and reassurance rates), diagnostic odds ratios, receiver–operator characteristic curves, area under the curve, accuracySearch period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they provided a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identifiedCT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VHL = von Hippel-LindauEighty-one studies met the inclusion criteria outlined a priori, and reported on the analysis of VHL mutations in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in patients presenting with one or more VHL-associated neoplasms. The populations in all these studies consisted of patients with symptoms of VHL disease, making the results generalisable to the population in Australia for whom genetic testing for VHL is expected to occur. Although these studies were conducted all over the world, including Mexico, Brazil, Kuwait, Korea, China and Japan, the majority were conducted in the UK, Europe and the USA, suggesting that the results are applicable to the Australian healthcare context with few caveats. Fifty-six comparative studies provided data on the diagnostic accuracy (level III-2 diagnostic evidence) of genetic testing compared with a clinical diagnosis for patients that could potentially have VHL syndrome ( REF _Ref231619419 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 19). The reference standard outlined a priori (ie clinical diagnosis in the long term) was not reported in any of the studies. As genetic testing is used not only to determine who may have VHL disease currently, but to predict who may meet clinical diagnostic criteria in the future, the comparison against current or short-term clinical diagnosis is flawed. However, in the absence of other data, these studies were included to provide an estimate of the sensitivity and specificity of the genetic test compared with clinical diagnosis. Sensitivity measures the proportion of patients who meet the clinical diagnostic criteria—who are correctly identified as having a genetic mutation—whereas specificity measures the proportion of patients who do not have VHL disease based on clinical information—in whom genetic testing correctly finds no pathogenic mutation. Sensitivity and specificity rates are independent of the prevalence of the disease within the population receiving the test ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Altman</Author><Year>1994</Year><RecNum>184</RecNum><DisplayText>(Altman &amp; Bland 1994a; Lalkhen &amp; McCluskey 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>184</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">184</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Altman, D G</author><author>Bland, J M</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Statistics Notes: Diagnostic tests 1: sensitivity and specificity</title><secondary-title>BMJ</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMJ</full-title></periodical><pages>1552</pages><volume>308</volume><number>6943</number><dates><year>1994</year><pub-dates><date>June 11, 1994</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url> app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">183</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Lalkhen, Abdul Ghaaliq</author><author>McCluskey, Anthony</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Clinical tests: sensitivity and specificity</title><secondary-title>Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care &amp; Pain</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care &amp; Pain</full-title></periodical><pages>221-223</pages><volume>8</volume><number>6</number><dates><year>2008</year><pub-dates><date>December 1, 2008</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Altman & Bland 1994a; Lalkhen & McCluskey 2008). Positive and negative predictive values were also determined whenever possible. These measures represent the proportion of patients with a positive or negative genetic test result that were clinically diagnosed correctly. Although these values are useful for determining the clinical value of a test, their dependence on the prevalence of the disease in the study population means that the values observed in one study may not apply to other populations. The more prevalent VHL syndrome is in the population, the greater the likelihood that a positive test indicates a true VHL mutation, and the less likely that a negative result really indicates no VHL mutation ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Akobeng</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>185</RecNum><DisplayText>(Akobeng 2007; Altman &amp; Bland 1994b)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>185</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">185</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Akobeng, Anthony K.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Understanding diagnostic tests 1: sensitivity, specificity and predictive values</title><secondary-title>Acta P?diatrica</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Acta P?diatrica</full-title></periodical><pages>338-341</pages><volume>96</volume><number>3</number><keywords><keyword>Disease prevalence</keyword><keyword>Negative predictive value</keyword><keyword>Positive predictive value</keyword><keyword>Sensitivity</keyword><keyword>Specificity</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2007</year></dates><publisher>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</publisher><isbn>1651-2227</isbn><urls><related-urls><url> app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">182</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Altman, Douglas G</author><author>Bland, J Martin</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Statistics Notes: Diagnostic tests 2: predictive values</title><secondary-title>BMJ</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMJ</full-title></periodical><pages>102</pages><volume>309</volume><number>6947</number><dates><year>1994</year><pub-dates><date>July 9, 1994</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Akobeng 2007; Altman & Bland 1994b). These 56 comparative studies were grouped according to the study population included, as shown in REF _Ref231619419 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 19. Fifteen studies (3 with a low, and 12 with a medium, risk of bias) compared clinical diagnosis with genetic diagnostic methods to diagnose patients presenting with one or more VHL-associated neoplasms who could potentially have had VHL syndrome. This patient population is representative of the full spectrum of patients expected to undergo genetic testing to diagnose VHL syndrome, particularly incident VHL index cases. Twenty-four studies (7 with a low, 15 with a medium and 2 with a high, risk of bias) investigated the accuracy of genetic testing to detect a VHL mutation in patients who had already been clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome. Although this patient group is representative of a large proportion of patients who would be expected to undergo genetic testing, the absence of patients with a negative clinical diagnosis results in a positive predictive value of 100%, and a lack of data for determining test specificity. Results are therefore only applicable to prevalent VHL syndrome patients as (determined by clinical diagnosis) in the targeted MBS population.The remaining studies included patient groups that were diagnosed with a specific VHL-associated neoplasm ( REF _Ref231619419 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 19). In 5 studies (1 with a low, 3 with a medium and 1 with a high, risk of bias) patients were diagnosed with a CNS haemangioblastoma, 33–77% of which were also clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome. These patients underwent genetic testing to determine the number of apparently sporadic CNS haemangioblastoma cases that were actually due to VHL syndrome. Similar studies were conducted involving patients with retinal haemangioblastoma, where 33.0–88.0% also had VHL syndrome (3 studies; 1 with a low, and 2 with a medium, risk of bias) or phaeochromocytoma with 3–64% also having VHL syndrome (8 studies; 5 with a low, 2 with a medium and 1 with a high, risk of bias). These patient populations are also representative of the type of index cases expected to undergo genetic testing to diagnose VHL syndrome, albeit with a restrictive spectrum of the disease. It is expected that a VHL mutation will be identified in some of the apparently sporadic cases, as these patients may be presenting with their first manifestation of VHL syndrome and do not yet meet the criteria for a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome.The sensitivity of genetic testing was highly variable between studies (3.9–100%; REF _Ref231619419 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 19), which could be due to either the different population subtypes tested or the different genetic testing methodologies used. The data were highly variable for each population subtype and did not appear to suggest any true differences between them, except for phaeochromocytoma patients (discussed below). Conversely, the data did indicate differences according to the testing methodology used. In broad terms, mutational changes to the DNA sequence occur on two different scales in VHL syndrome, requiring two different detection methods. Small changes, such as missense mutations and small deletions, which lead to a change in the protein sequence or premature termination of protein synthesis are detected by DNA sequencing. In many of these studies the PCR products used for sequencing were pre-screened using methods such as single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP), denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis (CSGE). These screening methods compare the physical properties of the PCR products obtained from the patient’s VHL genes with PCR products obtained from normal control VHL DNA; only the PCR products that have different properties to the normal PCR products are sequenced.There are differences in the ability of these methods to detect single base pair changes between the PCR products. Klein et al (2001) demonstrated that the sensitivity of two commercial DHPLC analytical systems differed (86% and 95%) when analysing the same samples ( REF _Ref231619419 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 19). Additionally, Klein et al (2001) used DHPLC to analyse samples from 36 VHL patients who had previously undergone genetic testing using SSCP analysis and in whom no VHL mutation had been detected ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Glavac</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>77</RecNum><DisplayText>(Glavac et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>77</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">77</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Glavac, D.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Wittke, C.</author><author>Jaenig, H.</author><author>Masek, O.</author><author>Streicher, T.</author><author>Pausch, F.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author><author>Plate, K. H.</author><author>Hofler, H.</author><author>Chen, F.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene and associated lesions in families with von Hippel-Lindau disease from central Europe</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>271-280</pages><volume>98</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>1996</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996VA11500004</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996VA11500004</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Glavac et al 1996). Klein et al (2001) identified mutations in three of these patients, suggesting that DHPLC may pick up different mutations. The current worldwide standard method used by most laboratories offering VHL genetic testing is to directly sequence all three VHL exons without using any pre-screening methods ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Gene Tests</Author><Year>1993</Year><RecNum>195</RecNum><DisplayText>(Gene Tests 1993)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>195</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">195</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Gene Tests,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Medical Genetics Information Resource (database online).</title></titles><number>2nd March 2011</number><dates><year>1993</year><pub-dates><date>2011</date></pub-dates></dates><publisher>Copyright, University of Washington, Seattle&#xD;</publisher><urls><related-urls><url> ;(Gene Tests 1993).Large deletions or rearrangements involving complete VHL exons, the entire VHL gene or an even larger portion of the short arm of chromosome 3 cannot be detected by DNA sequencing if a second normal copy of the VHL gene is present. These types of mutations are detected using methods such as universal primer quantitative fluorescent multiplex PCR (UPQFM-PCR), long PCR, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), fluorescence in-situ hybridisation (FISH) and Southern blotting. Although the most commonly used method to detect large deletions in these studies was Southern blotting, most genetic laboratories that offer detection of VHL gene deletions worldwide use MLPA as their standard technique.The criteria for a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome in these studies generally concurred with the currently accepted clinical criteria in Australia, namely: patients with (i) a family history of VHL disease, plus a CNS or retinal haemangioblastoma, phaeochromocytoma, or renal cell carcinoma, (ii) two or more haemangioblastomas or (iii) one haemangioblastoma and a visceral tumour (with the exception of epididymal and renal cysts, which are frequent in the general population). However, given that a lifetime of follow-up is needed to identify all cases of VHL syndrome, the usual reference standard would be considered an imperfect measure against which the accuracy of the genetic test could be determined. It is generally accepted that a small proportion of patients, especially de novo cases where the patient is presenting with a first neoplasm, will not meet the criteria for clinical diagnosis at the time of presentation; however, the genetic test would be expected to detect a VHL mutation, leading to an earlier diagnosis of VHL syndrome.Interestingly, the 8 studies conducted with phaeochromocytoma patients, with or without a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome, showed different sensitivity results to most of the other studies ( REF _Ref231619419 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 19). In all these studies, genetic testing included DNA sequencing (with or without pre-screening) and mutations were detected in all but one patient with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome. This study, in which a VHL mutation could not be detected in a patient with VHL syndrome, pre-screened the PCR products prior to DNA sequencing—a less sensitive method than direct DNA sequencing of all PCR products. Thus, 7 out of 8 studies had sensitivity and negative predictive values of 100%, compared with a sensitivity of 44–91% for DNA sequencing in studies involving other VHL patient groups ( REF _Ref231619419 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 19). This difference is most likely due to the high degree of correlation between the risk of developing phaeochromocytoma and the presence of a missense VHL mutation that results in an amino acid substitution in the pVHL PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5NYWhlcjwvQXV0aG9yPjxZZWFyPjE5OTY8L1llYXI+PFJl

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Maher et al 1996; Ong et al 2007; Zbar et al 1996). As missense mutations are detected using DNA sequencing (with or without pre-screening), and large deletions of the VHL gene (which cannot be detected by DNA sequencing) are not expected in this patient group, a high sensitivity is expected. Thus, a negative VHL genetic test would effectively rule out a diagnosis of VHL syndrome in these patients. These studies were omitted from the sensitivity comparisons for different genetic testing methodologies described below. The median sensitivity for studies that used DNA sequencing with and without pre-screening of PCR products was 67% (range 52–88) and 77% (range 44–91), respectively, with false negative rates of 41% and 25%, respectively ( REF _Ref301855918 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 18). These values did not alter significantly if studies with a low risk of bias were analysed separately. These results suggest that DNA sequencing of all three PCR products from all three exons of the VHL gene (no pre-screening) is more successful at identifying small errors in the VHL gene than is sequencing of only those PCR products that have altered physical properties, compared with a control PCR product from a normal VHL gene (pre-screening). In fact, a false negative rate of 24.9%, as seen for direct DNA sequencing studies, correlates with the 20–30% of VHL families that have large germ-line deletions of all or part of the VHL gene. These deletions are not detectable by DNA sequencing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ciotti</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>57</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ciotti et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>57</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">57</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ciotti, P.</author><author>Garuti, A.</author><author>Gulli, R.</author><author>Ballestrero, A.</author><author>Bellone, E.</author><author>Mandich, P.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Ciotti, P., Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, and Genetics, Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy</auth-address><titles><title>Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau gene in Italian patients</title><secondary-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>311-314</pages><volume>52</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>von Hippel Lindau protein</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>clinical protocol</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>laboratory diagnosis</keyword><keyword>mutational analysis</keyword><keyword>quantitative analysis</keyword><keyword>real time polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>validation study</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year></dates><isbn>1769-7212</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Ciotti et al 2009). Consequently, the low median sensitivity (17%; range 4–37) found for studies that used methodologies to detect large deletions of the VHL gene was predictable. When DNA sequencing with pre-screening was combined with a deletion detection methodology, the sensitivity improved to 75% (range 14–100). However, when direct DNA sequencing and a deletion detection methodology were both used, the median sensitivity improved even further to 100% (range 70–100) ( REF _Ref301855918 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 18). Currently, all three laboratories that offer genetic testing of the VHL gene in Australia offer direct DNA sequencing, which is combined with a deletion detection methodology such as MLPA in two of them, suggesting that these two diagnostic laboratories should be able to correctly identify nearly all patients that carry a germ-line VHL mutation. However, these methods were still associated with a false negative rate of 10.2% in the included studies, suggesting that either some patients may be clinically misdiagnosed with VHL syndrome when they do not have the condition or, more likely, detection of a germ-line mutation is not yet possible for some patients with VHL syndrome. The median specificity, and positive and negative predictive values, in all studies that involved patients with both a positive and negative clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome (including the studies involving phaeochromocytoma patients) for the five genetic testing methodology groups are summarised in REF _Ref301855918 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 18. Again, these values did not change significantly when only studies with a low risk of bias were analysed separately. The specificity varied little and was high for all genetic testing methodology groups. The false positive rate also varied little—between 0% and 5%. This suggests that few patients who did not meet the criteria for clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome were found to have an underlying VHL mutation. It is likely that the few patients with ‘false positives’ actually did have the first manifestations of VHL syndrome but that the disease had not yet progressed sufficiently to obtain a positive clinical diagnosis. The high positive predictive value indicates that a patient with a positive test result has a very high probability of having a true germ-line VHL mutation. The negative predictive value is low for deletion detection methodologies, but this is expected as only a small proportion of patients have large germ-line deletions. It is interesting to note that the group of studies that used direct DNA sequencing plus a deletion detection methodology corresponding to current standard worldwide laboratory VHL genetic testing methods had a median negative predictive value of 100%, indicating that patients with a negative test result are unlikely to have an undetected VHL mutation.Table 18Median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from studies with a low–medium risk of bias for different genetic testing methodologiesGenetic testing methodologySensitivityaSpecificitybPPVbNPVbPre-screened DNA sequencing66.9% (51.8–87.5)FN = 40.5% [37.5, 43.6]k = 8 (2 Q1)95.0% (88.9–100)FP = 3.4% [1.1, 9.0]k = 5 (3 Q1)97.8% (85.7–100)k = 5 (3 Q1)72.2% 30.3–100)k = 5 (3 Q1)Direct DNA sequencing76.9% (44.4–91.4)FN = 24.9%[21.5, 28.6]k = 13 (5 Q1)100% (57.1–100)FP = 5.2%[3.3, 8.1]k = 8 (2 Q1)100% (36.0–100)k = 8 (2 Q1)80.9% (14.3–100)k = 8 (2 Q1)Deletion detection (DD) methods 17.4% (3.9–36.6)FN = 85.7%[83.6, 87.5]k = 18 (5 Q1)100% (100–100)FP = 0%[0, 10.0]k = 5 (0 Q1)100% (100–100)k = 5 (0 Q1)17.1% (4.8–52.4)k = 5 (0 Q1)Pre-screened DNA sequencing plus DD74.6% (14.3–100)FN = 27.4%[25.2, 29.8]k = 15 (6 Q1)94.9% (50.0–100)FP = 5.1%[3.9, 6.5]k = 9 (4 Q1)97.1% (54.2–100)k = 9 (4 Q1)80.0% (12.5–100)k = 9 (4 Q1)Direct DNA sequencing (no pre-screening) plus DD100% (70.0–100)FN = 10.2%[7.8, 13.0]k = 17 (7 Q1)100% (50.0–100)FP = 4.2%[1.6, 10.1]k = 8 (1 Q1)100% (77.8–100)k = 9 (1 Q1)100% (33.3–100)k = 8 (1 Q1)a Median and range measured using all studies except those involving phaeochromocytoma patients; b Median and range measured using all studies including those involving phaeochromocytoma patients, except those involving only patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome; the median values for all groups did not vary significantly if only studies with a low risk of bias were included in the analysis; low-quality studies with a high risk of bias were also excluded from the calculations; the 95% CI for false positives and false negatives are within square brackets CI = confidence interval; FN = false negatives; FP = false positives; k = number of studies; NPV = negative predictive value; PPV = positive predictive value; Q1 = high-quality study with a low risk of biasTable 19Diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in the diagnosis of VHL syndromeStudyLocation Study qualityaPopulation and comparatorGenetic test technique Sn [95% CI]Sp [95% CI]PPV [95% CI]NPV [95% CI]Patients suspected of having VHL disease------ ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Klein</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>94</RecNum><DisplayText>(Klein et al 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>94</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">94</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Klein, B.</author><author>Wierich, G.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>DHPLC-based germline mutation screening in the analysis of the VHL tumor suppressor gene: usefulness and limitations</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>376-384</pages><volume>108</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2001</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000169048600003</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000169048600003</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Klein et al 2001)GermanyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceN = 79 unrelated VHL patientsn = 68 VHL casesn = 11 sporadic disease casesDHPLC and DNA sequencing All patients66.2% [54.3, 76.3]FN = 33.8% (23/68)90.9% [62.3, 98.4]FP = 9.1% (1/11)97.8% [88.7, 99.6]30.3% [17.4, 47.3] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Klein</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>94</RecNum><DisplayText>(Klein et al 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>94</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">94</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Klein, B.</author><author>Wierich, G.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>DHPLC-based germline mutation screening in the analysis of the VHL tumor suppressor gene: usefulness and limitations</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>376-384</pages><volume>108</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2001</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000169048600003</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000169048600003</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Klein et al 2001)GermanyCXP2Q1(n = 36 with unknown VHL mutation status n = 43 with VHL mutations)Reference standardClinical diagnosisDHPLC(V-H system)(WNAFA system)Patients with known mutation86.0% [71.4, 94.2]FN = 14.0% (6/43)94.7% [80.9, 99.1]FN = 2/38-100% [88.3% 100]100% [88.0, 100]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2006</Year><RecNum>122</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2006)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>122</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">122</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, A.</author><author>Nava-Salazar, S.</author><author>Yescas, P.</author><author>Alonso, E.</author><author>Revuelra, R.</author><author>Ortiz, I.</author><author>Canizales-Quinteros, S.</author><author>Tusie-Luna, M. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Hes et al 2007)NetherlandsLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 146 probandsn = 38 classic VHL casesn = 17 non-classic VHL casesn = 91 sporadic disease casesReference standardClinical diagnosisDNA sequencing, Southern blotting, MLPAAll VHL patients72.7% [59.8, 82.7]FN = 27.3% (15/55)Classic VHL patients94.7% [82.7, 98.5]FN = 5.3% (2/38)96.7% [90.8, 98.9]FP = 3.3% (3/91)96.7% [90.8, 98.9]FP = 3.3% (3/91)93.0% [81.4, 97.6]92.3% [79.7, 97.3]85.4% [77.4, 91.0]97.8% [92.3, 99.4] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Olschwang</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>14</RecNum><DisplayText>(Olschwang et al 1998)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>14</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">14</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Olschwang, Sylviane</author><author>Richard, Stéphane</author><author>Boisson, Cécile</author><author>Giraud, Sophie</author><author>Laurent-Puig, Pierre</author><author>Resche, Fran?ois</author><author>Thomas, Gilles</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Germline mutation profile of the VHL gene in von Hippel-Lindau disease and in sporadic hemangioblastoma</title><secondary-title>Human Mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>424-430</pages><volume>12</volume><number>6</number><keywords><keyword>germline mutation</keyword><keyword>VHL gene</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1998</year></dates><publisher>Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company</publisher><isbn>1098-1004</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>(SICI)1098-1004(1998)12:6&lt;424::AID-HUMU9&gt;3.0.CO;2-H</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1998)12:6&lt;424::aid-humu9&gt;3.0.co;2-h</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Olschwang et al 1998)FranceLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 110 patientsn = 92 unrelated VHL patientsn = 18 patients with sporadic haemangioblastomaReference standardClinical diagnosisDGGE and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingDGGE and DNA sequencingSouthern blotting71.7% [0.62, 0.80]FN = 28.3% (26/92)66.3% [0.56, 0.75]FN = 33.7% (31/92)5.4% [2.0, 12.8]FN = 94.6% (87/92)88.9% [0.67, 0.97]FP = 11% (2/18) 88.9% [0.67, 0.97]FP = 11.1% (2/18)100% [78.1, 100]FP = 0% (0/18)97.1% [0.90, 0.99]96.8% [0.89, 0.99]100% [46.3, 100]38.1% [0.25, 0.53]34.0% [0.22, 0.48]17.1% [10.7, 26.0] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ciotti</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>57</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ciotti et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>57</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">57</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ciotti, P.</author><author>Garuti, A.</author><author>Gulli, R.</author><author>Ballestrero, A.</author><author>Bellone, E.</author><author>Mandich, P.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Ciotti, P., Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, and Genetics, Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy</auth-address><titles><title>Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau gene in Italian patients</title><secondary-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>311-314</pages><volume>52</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>von Hippel Lindau protein</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>clinical protocol</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>laboratory diagnosis</keyword><keyword>mutational analysis</keyword><keyword>quantitative analysis</keyword><keyword>real time polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>validation study</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year></dates><isbn>1769-7212</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Ciotti et al 2009)ItalyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 43 patientsn = 27 classic VHL casesn = 3 non-classic VHL casesn = 13 VHL-associated diseaseReference standardClinical diagnosisReal-time Q-PCR 90.0% [72.3, 97.4]FN = 10.0% (3/30)100% [71.7, 100]FP = 0% (0/13)100% [84.5, 100]81.3% [53.7, 95.0]PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5IYXR0b3JpPC9BdXRob3I+PFllYXI+MjAwNjwvWWVhcj48

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Zhang et al 2008)ChinaLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 27 index patients suspected of having VHL disease from unrelated familiesn = 23 with a family historyn = 3 with de novo diseasen = 1 who did not fulfil the current clinical VHL diagnostic criteriaReference standardClinical diagnosisDNA sequencing, UPQFM-PCRDNA sequencingUPQFM-PCR100% [84.0, 100]FN = 0% (0/26)76.9% [55.9, 90.2]FN = 23.1% (6/26)23.1% [9.8, 44.1]FN = 76.9% (20/26)100% [5.5, 100]FP = 0% (0/1)100% [5.5, 100]FP = 0% (0/1)100% [5.5, 100]FP = 0% (0/1)100% [84.0, 100]100% [80.0, 100]100% [51.7, 100]100% [5.5, 100]14.3% [0.8, 58.0]4.8% [0.2, 25.9] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Cho</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>54</RecNum><DisplayText>(Cho et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>54</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">54</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Cho, H. J.</author><author>Ki, C. S.</author><author>Kim, J. W.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Cho, H.J., Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konyang Univeristy Hospital, College of Medical Science, Konyang University, Daejon, Korea.</auth-address><titles><title>Improved detection of germline mutations in Korean VHL patients by multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis</title><secondary-title>Journal of Korean medical science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Korean medical science</full-title></periodical><pages>77-83</pages><volume>24</volume><number>1</number><keywords><keyword>adolescent</keyword><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>Asian</keyword><keyword>case report</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>gene deletion</keyword><keyword>genetic predisposition</keyword><keyword>genetics</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>Korea</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>methodology</keyword><keyword>middle aged</keyword><keyword>mutation</keyword><keyword>nucleic acid amplification</keyword><keyword>nucleotide sequence</keyword><keyword>phenotype</keyword><keyword>sequence analysis</keyword><keyword>single nucleotide polymorphism</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year></dates><isbn>1598-6357</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Cho et al 2009)KoreaLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 26 patients with suspected VHL syndromen = 15 VHL casesn = 11 sporadic disease casesReference standardClinical diagnosisDNA sequencing, MLPADNA sequencingMLPA100% [74.6, 100]FN = 0% (0/15)66.7% [38.7, 87.0]FN = 33.3% (5/15)33.3% [13.0, 61.3]FN = 66.7% (10/15)100% [67.9, 100]FP = 0% (0/11)100% [67.9, 100]FP = 0% (0/11)100% [67.9, 100]FP = 0% (0/11)100% [74.6, 100]100% [65.5, 100]100% [46.3, 100]100% [67.8, 100]68.8% [41.5, 87.9]52.4% [30.3, 73.6] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Magnani</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>101</RecNum><DisplayText>(Magnani et al 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>101</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">101</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Magnani, C.</author><author>Passerini, E.</author><author>Pasini, B.</author><author>Regolo, P.</author><author>Fiore, T.</author><author>Libroia, A.</author><author>Verga, U.</author><author>Ferrari, M.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Magnani, C., IRCCS H. San Raffaele Clinical Molecular Biology Laboratory, Italy.</auth-address><titles><title>Search for germline mutations by DGGE in Italian von Hippel-Lindau patients</title><secondary-title>Contributions to nephrology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Contributions to nephrology</full-title></periodical><pages>271-280</pages><number>136</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>electrophoresis</keyword><keyword>genetics</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>mutation</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2001</year></dates><isbn>0302-5144</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Magnani et al 2001)ItalyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 18 Italian patients from the San Raffaele Clinica and Policlinico Hospitaln = 9 diagnosed with VHL (n = 4 patients with family history of VHL)n = 9 patients with VHL-associated disease Reference standardClinical diagnosisDGGE and DNA sequencing, Southern blotting100% [62.9, 100]FN = 0% (0/9)77.8% [40.2, 96.1]FP = 22.2% (2/9)81.8% [47.8, 96.8]100% [56.1, 100] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010)MexicoLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 17 patients from 17 suspected VHL familiesn = 10 patients diagnosed with VHLn = 7 patients with possible VHLReference standardClinical diagnosisDNA sequencing90.0% [54.1, 99.5]FN = 10.0% (1/10)57.1% [20.2, 88.2]FP = 42.9% (3/7)75.0% [42.8, 93.3]80.0% [29.9, 98.9] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Martin</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>107</RecNum><DisplayText>(Martin et al 1998b)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>107</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">107</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Martin, R. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Siu et al 2011)ChinaLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 9 probands from unrelated familiesn = 7 VHL patientsn = 2 patients with bilateral phaeochromocytomaReference standardClinical diagnosisDNA sequencing, MLPA100% [56.1, 100]FN = 0% (0/7)FP = 100% (2/2)77.8% [40.2, 96.1]-Patients clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome------ ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Zbar</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>179</RecNum><DisplayText>(Zbar et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>179</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">179</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Kishida, T.</author><author>Chen, F.</author><author>Schmidt, L.</author><author>Maher, E. R.</author><author>Richards, F. M.</author><author>Crossey, P. A.</author><author>Webster, A. R.</author><author>Affara, N. A.</author><author>FergusonSmith, M. A.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author><author>Glavac, D.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Tisherman, S.</author><author>Mulvihill, J. J.</author><author>Gross, D. J.</author><author>Shuin, T.</author><author>Whaley, J.</author><author>Seizinger, B.</author><author>Kley, N.</author><author>Olschwang, S.</author><author>Boisson, C.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>Lips, C. H. M.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Lerman, M.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Germline mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) gene in families from North America, Europe, and Japan</title><secondary-title>Human Mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>348-357</pages><volume>8</volume><number>4</number><dates><year>1996</year></dates><isbn>1059-7794</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996VV88000008</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996VV88000008</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Zbar et al 1996)USALevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 469 unrelated VHL families that were evaluated at one of the 8 participating laboratoriesReference standardClinical diagnosisSSCP or DGGE and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingSSCP or DGGE and DNA sequencingSouthern blotting64.0% [59.4, 68.3]FN = 36.0% (169/469)51.8% [47.2, 56.4]FN = 48.2% (226/469)13.7% [10.6, 17.5]FN = 86.3% (358/415)-100% [98.4, 100]100% [98.1, 100]100% [92.1, 100]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Maher</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>102</RecNum><DisplayText>(Maher et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>102</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">102</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Maher, E. R.</author><author>Webster, A. R.</author><author>Richards, F. M.</author><author>Green, J. S.</author><author>Crossey, P. A.</author><author>Payne, S. J.</author><author>Moore, A. T.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Maher, E.R., University of Cambridge, Box 134, Addenbrooke&apos;s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom</auth-address><titles><title>Phenotypic expression in von Hippel-Lindau disease: Correlations with germline VHL gene mutations</title><secondary-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>328-332</pages><volume>33</volume><number>4</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>familial cancer</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>genetic counseling</keyword><keyword>genetic risk</keyword><keyword>germ line</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>kidney carcinoma</keyword><keyword>phenotype</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>single strand conformation polymorphism</keyword><keyword>Southern blotting</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><isbn>0022-2593</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Maher et al 1996)UKLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 138 unrelated patients clinically diagnosed with VHL diseaseReference standardClinical diagnosisSouthern blotting, DNA sequencingSouthern blotting, SSCP and DNA sequencingDNA sequencing of Southern blotting and SSCP negativesSouthern blotting79.0% [71.1, 85.3]FN = 21.0% (29/138)73.2% [64.9, 80.2]FN = 26.8% (37/138)28.6% [14.0, 48.9]FN = 71.4% (20/28)18.8% [12.9, 26.6]FN = 81.2% (112/138)-100% [95.8, 100]100% [95.4, 100]100% [59.8, 100]100% [84.0, 100]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Stolle</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>167</RecNum><DisplayText>(Stolle et al 1998)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>167</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">167</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Stolle, C.</author><author>Glenn, G.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Humphrey, J. S.</author><author>Choyke, P.</author><author>Walther, M.</author><author>Pack, S.</author><author>Hurley, K.</author><author>Andrey, C.</author><author>Klausner, R.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Improved detection of germline mutations in the von Hippel Lindau disease tumor suppressor gene</title><secondary-title>Human Mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>417-423</pages><volume>12</volume><number>6</number><dates><year>1998</year></dates><isbn>1059-7794</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000076774100007</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000076774100007</url><url>(SICI)1098-1004(1998)12:6&lt;417::AID-HUMU8&gt;3.0.CO;2-K/abstract</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Stolle et al 1998)USALevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 93 patients from consecutive VHL familiesReference standardClinical diagnosisDNA sequencing and Southern BlottingDNA sequencingSouthern Blotting100% [95.1, 100]FN = 0% (0/93)63.4% [52.8, 73.0]FN = 36.6% (34/93)36.6% [30.0, 47.2]FN = 63.4% (59/93)-100% [95.1, 100]100% [92.4, 100]100% [87.4, 100]-PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5MaWJ1dHRpPC9BdXRob3I+PFllYXI+MjAwMDwvWWVhcj48

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Study Grp</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Retinal hemangioblastoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease: A clinical and molecular study</title><secondary-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</full-title></periodical><pages>3067-3074</pages><volume>43</volume><number>9</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0146-0404</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000177748200036</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000177748200036</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Dollfus et al 2002)FranceLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXN = 196 VHL patients who agreed to genetic testingn = 103 patients with ocular manifestations (OM) SSCP and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingAll patients76.0% [69.3, 81.7]FN = 24.0% (47/196)-100% [96.9, 100]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Dollfus</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>65</RecNum><DisplayText>(Dollfus et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>65</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">65</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Dollfus, H.</author><author>Massin, P.</author><author>Taupin, P.</author><author>Nemeth, C.</author><author>Amara, S.</author><author>Giraud, S.</author><author>Beroud, C.</author><author>Dureau, P.</author><author>Gaudric, A.</author><author>Landais, P.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>French, V. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Pack et al 1999)USALevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 31 patients with clinical and genetic diagnosis for VHL diseasen = 30 with known VHL gene deletionsn = 1 with a point mutation Reference standardClinical diagnosisFISH93.5% [77.2, 98.9]FN = 6.5% (2/31)-100% [85.4, 100]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Marcos</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>105</RecNum><DisplayText>(Marcos et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>105</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">105</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Marcos, H. B.</author><author>Libutti, S. K.</author><author>Alexander, H. R.</author><author>Lubensky, I. A.</author><author>Bartlett, D. L.</author><author>Walther, M. M.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Glenn, G. M.</author><author>Choyke, P. L.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas in von Hippel-Lindau disease: Spectrum of appearances at CT and MR imaging with histopathologic comparison</title><secondary-title>Radiology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Radiology</full-title></periodical><pages>751-758</pages><volume>225</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Dec</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0033-8419</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000179420800019</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000179420800019</url><url>;(Marcos et al 2002)USALevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 25 patients who were clinically diagnosed with VHL and pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumoursReference standardClinical diagnosisNot reported100% [83.4, 100]FN = 0% (0/25)-100% [83.4, 100]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Mukhopadhyay</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>109</RecNum><DisplayText>(Mukhopadhyay et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>109</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">109</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Mukhopadhyay, B.</author><author>Sahdev, A.</author><author>Monson, J. P.</author><author>Besser, G. M.</author><author>Reznek, R. H.</author><author>Chew, S. L.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Pancreatic lesions in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Clinical Endocrinology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Clinical Endocrinology</full-title></periodical><pages>603-608</pages><volume>57</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Nov</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0300-0664</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000178802900006</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000178802900006</url><url>;(Mukhopadhyay et al 2002)UKLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceN = 16 patients belonging to 14 families with clinical signs of VHL diseaseGenetic testing (method not reported)VHL patients56.3% [30.6, 79.2]FN = 43.8% (7/16)-100% [62.9, 100]-CXP1Q2n = 10 with pancreatic cysts or tumoursReference standardClinical diagnosisVHL patients with pancreatic lesions55.6% [22.7, 84.7]FN = 25.0% (4/16)100% [46.3, 100] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Cybulski</Author><Year>1999</Year><RecNum>62</RecNum><DisplayText>(Cybulski et al 1999)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>62</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">62</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Cybulski, C.</author><author>Krzystolik, K.</author><author>Maher, E. R.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>Kurzawski, G.</author><author>Gronwald, J.</author><author>Lubinski, J.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Cybulski, C., Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland</auth-address><titles><title>Long polymerase chain reaction in detection of germline deletions in the von Hippel-Lindau tumour suppressor gene</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>333-336</pages><volume>105</volume><number>4</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>exon</keyword><keyword>gene deletion</keyword><keyword>gene sequence</keyword><keyword>germ cell</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>human cell</keyword><keyword>patient</keyword><keyword>polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>promoter region</keyword><keyword>Southern blotting</keyword><keyword>tumor suppressor gene</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1999</year></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Cybulski et al 1999)PolandLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP2Q2N = 16 patients diagnosed with VHL syndromen = 5 with large gene deletions n = 11 unrelated patients with no sequence mutationsReference standardClinical diagnosisLong PCRAll patients56.3% [30.6, 79.2]FN = 43.8% (7/16)Patients with unknown status 36.4% [12.4, 68.4]FN = 63.6% (7/11)-100% [62.9, 100]100% [39.6, 100]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Kim</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>93</RecNum><DisplayText>(Kim et al 2009b)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>93</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">93</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Kim, W. 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S.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Li, C., Department of Urology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.</auth-address><titles><title>Germline mutations detected in the von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor gene by Southern blot and direct genomic DNA sequencing</title><secondary-title>Human mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>S31-33</pages><volume>Suppl 1</volume><keywords><keyword>DNA</keyword><keyword>amino acid substitution</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>chemistry</keyword><keyword>DNA sequence</keyword><keyword>family health</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>frameshift mutation</keyword><keyword>genetics</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>mutation</keyword><keyword>nucleotide sequence</keyword><keyword>pedigree</keyword><keyword>Southern blotting</keyword><keyword>Sweden</keyword><keyword>tumor suppressor gene</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1998</year></dates><isbn>1059-7794</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Li et al 1998)SwedenLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 10 probands from unrelated VHL familiesReference standardClinical diagnosisDNA sequencing, Southern blotting70% [35.4, 91.9]FN = 30.0% (3/10)-100% [56.1, 100]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Kanno</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>92</RecNum><DisplayText>(Kanno et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>92</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">92</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Kanno, H.</author><author>Shuin, T.</author><author>Kondo, K.</author><author>Ito, S.</author><author>Hosaka, M.</author><author>Torigoe, S.</author><author>Fujii, S.</author><author>Tanaka, Y.</author><author>Yamamoto, I.</author><author>Kim, I.</author><author>Yao, M.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Kanno, H., Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama City Univ. 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M.</author><author>Bechrakis, N. E.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Schmidt, D.</author><author>Foerster, M. H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Solitary juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma and von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology-Journal Canadien D Ophtalmologie</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology-Journal Canadien D Ophtalmologie</full-title></periodical><pages>251-255</pages><volume>42</volume><number>2</number><dates><year>2007</year><pub-dates><date>Apr</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0008-4182</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000245794100009</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000245794100009</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.3129/canjophthalmol.i07-002</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Kreusel et al 2007)GermanyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 11 patients with a solitary juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioman = 6 clinically diagnosed with VHLReference standardClinical diagnosisNot reported83.3% [36.5, 99.1]FN = 16.7% (1/6)80.0% [29.9, 98.9]FP = 20.0% (1/5)83.3% [36.5, 99.1]80.0% [29.9, 98.9]Phaeochromocytoma------ ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Erlic</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>67</RecNum><DisplayText>(Erlic et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>67</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">67</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Erlic, Z.</author><author>Rybicki, L.</author><author>Peczkowska, M.</author><author>Golcher, H.</author><author>Kann, P. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Woodward et al 1997)UKLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP2Q3N = 8 patients with phaeochromocytoma and no clinical evidence or family history of MEN 2, VHL, or NF1Criteria not reportedSSCP and DNA sequencing1/8 (12.5%) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Bender</Author><Year>1997</Year><RecNum>45</RecNum><DisplayText>(Bender et al 1997)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>45</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">45</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Bender, B. U.</author><author>Altehofer, C.</author><author>Januszewicz, A.</author><author>Gartner, R.</author><author>Schmidt, H.</author><author>Hoffmann, M. M.</author><author>Heidemann, P. H.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Bender, B.U., Medizinische Universitatsklinik, D 79106 Freiburg, Germany</auth-address><titles><title>Functioning thoracic paraganglioma: Association with Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome</title><secondary-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</full-title></periodical><pages>3356-3360</pages><volume>82</volume><number>10</number><keywords><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>aged</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>child</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>disease association</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>paraganglioma</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>preschool child</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>thorax</keyword><keyword>tumor localization</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1997</year></dates><isbn>0021-972X</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Bender et al 1997)GermanyLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP2Q3N = 4 patients with thoracic phaeochromocytoma and no other signs of VHL diseaseCriteria not reportedDNA sequencing2/4 (50%)a A description of study quality characteristics is provided in REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13 and REF _Ref243303148 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 14; b Detection limit of genetic test was not reportedCT = computed tomography; DHPLC = denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography; DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; MEN 2 = multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2; MLPA = multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; NF1 = neurofibromatosis type 1; PGL = paraganglioma; SSCP = single-strand conformational polymorphismTwo studies each reported the diagnostic yield for VHL genetic testing of patients with sporadic CNS and retinal haemangioblastomas; 1 study used patients with sporadic pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumours and the final study was of patients with sporadic renal cell carcinomas ( REF _Ref301860746 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 22). The overall yield of VHL mutations in patients diagnosed with sporadic CNS or retinal haemangioblastomas, pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumours and renal cell carcinomas was 5.1% (5/98), 0% (0/27), 1.0% (1/101) and 1.6% (3/187), respectively. As retinal haemangioblastomas are a common first manifestation of VHL disease (according to Poulsen et al (2010) in 27% of patients), the lack of VHL mutations identified in patients with sporadic retinal haemangioblastomas was probably due to the small size of the 2 studies.Table 22Diagnostic yield of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in patients with haemangioblastomas, pancreatic tumours or renal cell carcinomasStudyLocationStudy qualityaPopulationClinical diagnostic criteria used Genetic testbDiagnostic yieldCNS haemangioblastoma ----- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Hes</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>83</RecNum><DisplayText>(Hes et al 2000a)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>83</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">83</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Hes, F. J.</author><author>McKee, S.</author><author>Taphoorn, M. J. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Neumann et al 1998)GermanyLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 189 unselected sporadic RCC patients from a register of all patients surgically treated for RCC Ultrasonography CT and MRI imaging, ophthalmoscopy 24-hour urine catecholamine assaySSCP and DNA sequencing, Southern blotting3/187 (1.6%)a A description of study quality characteristics is provided in REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13 and REF _Ref243303148 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 14; b Detection limit of genetic test was not reportedCNS = central nervous system; CT = computed tomography; CSGE = conformation sensitive gel electrophoresis; DHPLC = denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography; DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; HB = haemangioblastoma; MLPA = multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; RCC = renal cell carcinoma; SSCP = single-strand conformational polymorphismSummary of the diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing in the diagnosis of VHL syndromeThe current standard VHL genetic testing methods of direct DNA sequencing of PCR products from all three exons of the VHL gene, plus a method to detect large deletions of the VHL gene such as MLPA, appear to be the most accurate of the modalities available. This dual testing methodology is highly accurate, with median 100% sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive and negative predictive values. However, despite this accuracy, a false negative rate of 10.2% and a false positive rate of 4.2% were observed.The false negative rate of 10.2% suggests that detection of a germ-line mutation is not yet possible for some patients with VHL syndrome. Thus, VHL genetic testing should not be used as a standalone test for the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in patients presenting with VHL-related neoplasms, but as a confirmatory test after clinical diagnosis in the index case.The false positive rate of 4.2% was expected, as there will always be a few patients who do not meet the criteria for clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome but have an underlying VHL mutation. In these patients the disease may not yet have progressed sufficiently to obtain a positive clinical diagnosis.Genetic diagnosis of a VHL mutation was more accurate in patients with phaeochromocytoma than in any other patient group (100% sensitivity in 7/8 studies). This was due to missense VHL mutations (detected by DNA sequencing) being the most common cause of phaeochromocytoma in VHL syndrome. Patients with phaeochromocytoma (syndromic or sporadic) had an overall 7% probability of having an underlying germ-line VHL mutation, whereas patients with familial phaeochromocytoma had a 50% probability of having a VHL mutation that is indicative of type 2C VHL syndrome.Is VHL genetic testing accurate in first- or second-degree family members?Studies were selected to determine the accuracy of testing for VHL gene mutations, compared with annual screening, for predicting VHL syndrome in relatives of patients with a known VHL mutation if they met the criteria outlined in REF _Ref301862307 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 7.Box SEQ Box \* ARABIC 7Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the predictive accuracy of genetic testing for VHL mutations (family members)Research questionIs genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, plus annual screening, as accurate as, or more accurate than, annual screening for diagnosing relatives of patients with a known VHL mutation?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaPopulationClinically unaffected first- or second-degree family members of patients with clinically diagnosed VHL syndrome and/or a diagnosed VHL genetic abnormalityInterventionVHL genetic testing to screen for VHL gene mutations ± clinical testing (CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood tests) and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsComparator(s)Clinical testing (CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood tests) and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsReference standardClinical diagnosis determined from lifelong follow-upOutcomesPredictive accuracy outcomes: Sensitivity and specificity (and therefore rates of false positives and negatives), positive and negative likelihood ratios, positive and negative predictive values, diagnostic odds ratios, receiver–operator characteristic curves, area under the curve, accuracySearch period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they provided a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identified CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VHL = von Hippel-LindauForty-one studies met the inclusion criteria outlined a priori, and reported on the analysis of VHL mutations in the pre-symptomatic genetic testing of close relatives of index patients (or probands) that carry a known VHL mutation. Fifteen studies provided comparative data (level III-2 diagnostic evidence) reporting on the predictive accuracy of genetic testing compared with clinical diagnosis. Four studies provided data on first-degree relatives, only 1 study on second-degree relatives, and 12 studies on a combination of first- and second-degree relatives ( REF _Ref300142336 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 24). Twenty-six studies reported the diagnostic yield (level IV diagnostic evidence) of pre-symptomatic genetic testing of close relatives; 12 reported on first-degree relatives, 2 on second-degree relatives and 17 on a combination of first- and second-degree relatives ( REF _Ref303694834 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 25). The populations in all these studies consisted of close relatives of patients with a known germ-line VHL mutation, making the results generalisable to the population eligible for VHL genetic testing under the proposed MBS listing. Although these studies were conducted all over the world, including Mexico, Brazil, Kuwait, Korea, China and Japan, the majority were conducted in the UK, Europe and the USA, suggesting that the results are applicable to the Australian healthcare context with few caveats.The different genetic testing methodologies should have less impact on the accuracy or yield measures for pre-symptomatic screening of family members than with index cases because a germ-line VHL mutation has already been identified in the proband. When repeated, this method should be able to identify all relatives presenting with the same mutation. In comparison, the annual screening protocols used can only identify relatives that are presenting with early signs of disease. Thus, routine clinical screening provides an imperfect reference standard against which the accuracy of pre-symptomatic genetic testing would be measured. The screening procedures used in these studies were similar to the Australian VHL screening protocol described in the background section of this report.The VHL genetic test was compared with clinical screening of relatives in two different ways. In 10 studies relatives with and without symptoms of VHL syndrome (ie they had been screened) were tested to determine their VHL mutation status. In 5 studies asymptomatic relatives underwent VHL genetic testing, then only those who carried the VHL mutation were clinically screened for early signs of VHL disease. These studies are subject to verification bias, as only relatives with the VHL mutation were screened, and so no estimates of test specificity could be determined.The median (and range) accuracy data from the studies with a low–medium risk of bias for first-degree and combined first- and second-degree relatives of a known VHL mutation carrier are shown in REF _Ref301870661 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 23. All included studies involved relatives of patients with a known germ-line VHL mutation, and had a sensitivity of 100% with no false negatives ( REF _Ref300142336 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 24). This is to be anticipated, as all relatives that show early clinical symptoms of VHL syndrome would be expected to have inherited the familial germ-line VHL mutation. Conversely, 3 studies involving first-degree relatives with and without VHL-related symptoms (with a medium risk of bias), and 5 studies involving first- and second-degree relatives with and without VHL-related symptoms (3 with a low, and 2 with a medium, risk of bias), had a median specificity of 78% (range 50.0–100) and 85.0% (range 42.9–100) and a false positive rate of 23.5% and 16.9%, respectively. A high level of false positives was anticipated, as VHL genetic testing was expected to identify relatives who have inherited the familial germ-line VHL mutation before the manifestation of clinical signs of disease. The true false positive rate would only be known with long-term clinical follow-up.The specificity and false positive rate appear to be dependent on the age of the relatives being tested. The older the relatives, the more likely it is that some clinical signs of disease would have been detected by clinical screening. Thus, as the average age of the relatives increases, so does the specificity, and the false positive rate decreases. The difference in the timeframe required for a clinical versus a genetic diagnosis was also reflected in the positive predictive values. The median positive predictive value for studies involving first-degree relatives was 69% (range 33–100) and for studies involving both first- and second-degree relatives was 48% (range 20–100), suggesting that a positive genetic test result does not always correlate with a positive clinical test result. The higher positive predictive value for first-degree relatives compared with first- and second-degree relatives is probably due to the increased number of VHL mutation carriers among first-degree relatives (50% probability of inheriting the germ-line VHL mutation) compared with second-degree relatives (25% probability of inheriting the VHL mutation).All studies involving VHL genetic testing of first- and/or second-degree relatives of a known VHL mutation carrier had a negative predictive value of 100%. This was predictable, as a relative with a negative VHL genetic test result will also be expected to have a negative clinical diagnosis for VHL syndrome. Table 23Median and range of diagnostic accuracy data from studies with a low–medium risk of bias for relatives of a known VHL mutation carrierRelativesSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVFirst degree relatives100% (100–100)FN = 0%[0, 11.4]k = 4 (1 Q1)83.3% (50–100)FP = 23.5%[7.8, 50.2]k = 3 (0 Q1)69.4% (33.3–100)k = 4 (1 Q1)100% (100–100)k = 3 (0 Q1)First and second degree relatives100% (100–100)FN = 0% [0, 8.0]k = 10 (5 Q1)85.0% (42.9–100)FP = 16.9% [10.9, 25.2]k = 5 (3 Q1)47.8% (20.0–100)k = 10 (5 Q1)100% (100–100)k = 5 (3 Q1)a Median (range) for sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) measured using all studies except those with a high risk of bias; The 95% CI for false positives and false negatives are within the square bracketsCI = confidence interval; FN = false negatives; FP = false positives; k = number of studies; Q1 = high quality study with a low risk of biasTable 24Diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in relatives of patients with a known mutationStudyStudy qualityaPopulation and comparatorGenetic test techniqueSn [95% CI]Sp [95% CI]PPV [95% CI]NPV [95% CI]First-degree relatives------- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Magnani</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>101</RecNum><DisplayText>(Magnani et al 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>101</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">101</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Magnani, C.</author><author>Passerini, E.</author><author>Pasini, B.</author><author>Regolo, P.</author><author>Fiore, T.</author><author>Libroia, A.</author><author>Verga, U.</author><author>Ferrari, M.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Magnani, C., IRCCS H. San Raffaele Clinical Molecular Biology Laboratory, Italy.</auth-address><titles><title>Search for germline mutations by DGGE in Italian von Hippel-Lindau patients</title><secondary-title>Contributions to nephrology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Contributions to nephrology</full-title></periodical><pages>271-280</pages><number>136</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>electrophoresis</keyword><keyword>genetics</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>mutation</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2001</year></dates><isbn>0302-5144</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Magnani et al 2001)ItalyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 21 first-degree relatives of 5 index casesn = 9 with clinical signs of diseasen = 2 with no clinical signs of diseaseReference standardClinical screeningDGGE analysis, DNA sequencing and Southern blotting100% [62.9, 100]FN = 0% (0/9)83.3% [50.9, 97.1]FP = 16.7% (2/12)81.8% [47.8, 96.8]100% [65.5, 100] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ritter</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>123</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ritter et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>123</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">123</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ritter, M. M.</author><author>Frilling, A.</author><author>Crossey, P. A.</author><author>Hoppner, W.</author><author>Maher, E. R.</author><author>Mulligan, L.</author><author>Ponder, B. A. J.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Isolated familial pheochromocytoma as a variant of von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism</full-title></periodical><pages>1035-1037</pages><volume>81</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>1996</year><pub-dates><date>Mar</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0021-972X</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996TZ90600032</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996TZ90600032</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Ritter et al 1996)GermanyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 7 first-degree family members with familial phaeochromocytomasn = 6 with clinical signs of phaeochromocytomasn = 1 with no clinical signs of diseaseReference standardClinical screeningSSCP and DNA sequencing100% [51.7, 100]FN = 0% (0/6)100% [5.5, 100]FP = 0% (0/1)100% [51.7, 100]100% [5.5, 100] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Martin</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>106</RecNum><DisplayText>(Martin et al 1998a)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>106</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">106</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Martin, R.</author><author>Hockey, A.</author><author>Walpole, I.</author><author>Goldblatt, J.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Genetic Services of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital, GPO Box D184, Perth 6000, Australia.</auth-address><titles><title>Variable penetrance of familial pheochromocytoma associated with the von Hipple Lindau gene mutation, S68W. Mutations in brief no. 150. 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Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010)MexicoLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceN = 92 first- and second-degree relativesn = 85 asymptomaticDNA sequencingAll relatives100% [69.9, 100]FN = 05 (0/12)85.0% [74.9, 91.7]FP = 15.0% (12/80)50.0% [29.6, 70.4]100% [93.3, 100] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010)MexicoCXP1Q1n = 7 symptomaticReference standardClinical screening-Asymptomatic relatives100% [46.3, 100]FN = 0% (0/5)85.0% [74.9, 91.7]FP = 15.0% (12/80)29.4% [11.4, 56.0]100% [93.3, 100] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Patocs</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>116</RecNum><DisplayText>(Patocs et al 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>116</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">116</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Patocs, A.</author><author>Gergics, P.</author><author>Balogh, K.</author><author>Toth, M.</author><author>Fazakas, F.</author><author>Liko, I.</author><author>Racz, K.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Patocs, A., Molecular Medicine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Semmelweis University, Szentkiralyi 46, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary.</auth-address><titles><title>Ser80Ile mutation and a concurrent Pro25Leu variant of the VHL gene in an extended Hungarian von Hippel-Lindau family</title><secondary-title>BMC medical genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>29</pages><volume>9</volume><keywords><keyword>proline</keyword><keyword>serine</keyword><keyword>VHL protein, human</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau protein</keyword><keyword>amino acid sequence</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>chemistry</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>genetics</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>mutation</keyword><keyword>pedigree</keyword><keyword>protein secondary structure</keyword><keyword>sequence alignment</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2008</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Patocs et al 2008)HungaryLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 22 kindred from a large VHL type 2 family spanning five generationsn = 6 with clinical disease n = 16 with no disease Reference standardClinical screeningDNA sequencing100% [51.7, 100]FN = 0% (0/6)87.5% [60.4, 97.8]FP = 12.5% (2/16)75.0% [35.6, 95.5]100% [73.2, 100] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Atuk</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>37</RecNum><DisplayText>(Atuk et al 1998)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>37</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">37</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Atuk, N. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Akcaglar et al 2008)TurkeyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 22 relatives with VHL mutationsn = 10 with clinical diseasen = 12 with no diseaseReference standardClinical screeningMoorehead karyotyping method100% [65.5, 100]FN = 0% (0/10)-FP = 100% (12/12)45.5% [25.1, 67.3]- ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Glavac</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>77</RecNum><DisplayText>(Glavac et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>77</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">77</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Glavac, D.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Wittke, C.</author><author>Jaenig, H.</author><author>Masek, O.</author><author>Streicher, T.</author><author>Pausch, F.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author><author>Plate, K. H.</author><author>Hofler, H.</author><author>Chen, F.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene and associated lesions in families with von Hippel-Lindau disease from central Europe</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>271-280</pages><volume>98</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>1996</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996VA11500004</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996VA11500004</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Glavac et al 1996)SloveniaLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 15 asymptomatic relatives with VHL mutationsReference standardClinical screeningDNA sequencing, SSCP analysis, Southern Blotting and MLPA100% [51.7, 100]FN = 0% (0/6)FP = 100% (9/9)40.0% [17.5, 67.1] ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Gross</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>80</RecNum><DisplayText>(Gross et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>80</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">80</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Gross, D. J.</author><author>Avishai, N.</author><author>Meiner, V.</author><author>Filon, D.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Abeliovich, D.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Gross, D.J., Dept. of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel</auth-address><titles><title>Familial pheochromocytoma associated with a novel mutation in the von Hippel-Lindau gene</title><secondary-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</full-title></periodical><pages>147-149</pages><volume>81</volume><number>1</number><keywords><keyword>adrenal tumor</keyword><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>chemodectoma</keyword><keyword>child</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>familial disease</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>nucleic acid base substitution</keyword><keyword>paraganglioma</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><isbn>0021-972X</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Gross et al 1996)IsraelLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 5 asymptomatic relatives with VHL mutationsReference standardClinical screeningSSCP and DNA sequencing100% [5.5, 100]FN = 0% (0/1)FP = 100% (4/4)20.0% [1.1, 70.1]a A description of study quality characteristics is provided in REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13 and REF _Ref243303148 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 14CI = confidence intervals; DGGE = denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; FN = false negatives; FP = false positives; MLPA = multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, NPV = negative predictive value; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; PPV = positive predictive value; Sn = sensitivity; Sp = specificity; SSCP = single-strand conformational polymorphism; VHL = von Hippel-LindauThe 12 studies (6 with a low, and 6 with a medium, risk of bias) that reported on the likelihood of first-degree relatives inheriting a germ-line VHL mutation had an overall diagnostic yield of 36.0% (41/114) ( REF _Ref303694834 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 25), which is lower than the 50% of first-degree relatives predicted to inherit the VHL mutation. This may be because other symptomatic members of the family had been tested previously, or older family members may have died due to complications arising from VHL-related neoplasms without being diagnosed with VHL syndrome. This effectively reduces the proportion of first-degree relatives carrying the VHL mutation. The 2 studies with a medium risk of bias that reported data for second-degree relatives involved very small study populations, and none of the nine relatives were found to carry an inherited VHL germ-line mutation. The 17 studies (10 with a low, and 7 with a medium, risk of bias) that involved a combination of first- and second-degree relatives had an overall yield of 38.1% (203/533) ( REF _Ref303694834 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 25). The similar yields for studies involving either first-degree or both first- and second-degree relatives are probably due to the larger representation of siblings, parents and children (first-degree relatives) compared with grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins (second-degree relatives) in the 17 studies that included both first- and second-degree relatives. These results suggest that approximately 4 out of 10 relatives that undergo VHL genetic testing would be identified as carriers of the familial VHL mutation.However, these studies included both asymptomatic relatives, with no obvious clinical signs of disease (early signs of developing neoplasms may be detectable when screened by CT or MRI) and relatives with symptoms indicative of VHL syndrome. When only asymptomatic relatives are considered, 26.8% (19/71) of first-degree relatives and 22.4% (93/415) of first- and second-degree relatives inherited the familial VHL mutation. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Siu et al 2011)ChinaLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 10 first-degree relatives from 4 familiesn = 2 symptomaticn = 8 asymptomaticDNA sequencing, MLPAFirst-degree relatives5/10 (50.0%)Asymptomatic First-degree relatives3/8 (37.5%) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Stanojevic</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>166</RecNum><DisplayText>(Stanojevic et al 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>166</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">166</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Stanojevic, B. R.</author><author>Lohse, P.</author><author>Neskovic, G. G.</author><author>Damjanovic, S. M.</author><author>Novkovic, T. B.</author><author>Jovanovic-Cupic, S. P.</author><author>Dimitrijevic, B. B.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Stanojevic, B. R., Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Vinca, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia</auth-address><titles><title>Germline VHL gene mutations in three Serbian families with von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Neoplasma</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Neoplasma</full-title></periodical><pages>402-406</pages><volume>54</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>genomic DNA</keyword><keyword>amino acid substitution</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>codon</keyword><keyword>exon</keyword><keyword>family</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>genetic screening</keyword><keyword>heterozygote</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>mutational analysis</keyword><keyword>nucleotide sequence</keyword><keyword>phenotype</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>prenatal diagnosis</keyword><keyword>sequence analysis</keyword><keyword>tumor suppressor gene</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau gene</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2007</year></dates><isbn>0028-2685</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Stanojevic et al 2007) SerbiaLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 7 asymptomatic first-degree relatives from 3 families of hospitalised VHL patientsSSCP and DNA sequencingAsymptomatic relatives2/7 = 28.6% ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Cruz</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>61</RecNum><DisplayText>(Cruz et al 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>61</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">61</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Cruz, J. B.</author><author>Fernandes, L. P. S.</author><author>Clara, S. A.</author><author>Conde, S. J.</author><author>Perone, D.</author><author>Kopp, P.</author><author>Nogueira, C. R.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Molecular analysis of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene in a family with non-syndromic pheochromocytoma: The importance of genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia</full-title></periodical><pages>1463-1467</pages><volume>51</volume><number>9</number><dates><year>2007</year><pub-dates><date>Dec</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0004-2730</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000256344400008</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000256344400008</url><url>;(Cruz et al 2007)BrazilLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 7 first-degree asymptomatic relatives of 2 siblings with phaeochromocytoma who have a VHL gene mutationDNA sequencingAsymptomatic relatives2/7 (28.6%) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Priesemann</Author><Year>2006</Year><RecNum>120</RecNum><DisplayText>(Priesemann et al 2006)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>120</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">120</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Priesemann, M.</author><author>Davies, K. M.</author><author>Perry, L. A.</author><author>Drake, W. M.</author><author>Chew, S. L.</author><author>Monson, J. P.</author><author>Savage, M. O.</author><author>Johnston, L. B.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Benefits of screening in von Hippel-Lindau Disease - Comparison of morbidity associated with initial turnours in affected parents and children</title><secondary-title>Hormone Research</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Hormone Research</full-title></periodical><pages>1-5</pages><volume>66</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2006</year></dates><isbn>0301-0163</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000238577100001</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000238577100001</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1159/000093008</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Priesemann et al 2006)UKLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 7 first-degree relatives (children) of 3 probands (2 were siblings) who had a clinical and genetic diagnosis of VHL syndromeNot reported5/7 (71.4%) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Brauch</Author><Year>1997</Year><RecNum>48</RecNum><DisplayText>(Brauch et al 1997)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>48</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">48</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Brauch, H.</author><author>Hoeppner, W.</author><author>Jahnig, H.</author><author>Wohl, T.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author><author>Spelsberg, F.</author><author>Ritter, M. 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U.</author><author>Altehofer, C.</author><author>Januszewicz, A.</author><author>Gartner, R.</author><author>Schmidt, H.</author><author>Hoffmann, M. M.</author><author>Heidemann, P. H.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Bender, B.U., Medizinische Universitatsklinik, D 79106 Freiburg, Germany</auth-address><titles><title>Functioning thoracic paraganglioma: Association with Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome</title><secondary-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</full-title></periodical><pages>3356-3360</pages><volume>82</volume><number>10</number><keywords><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>aged</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>child</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>disease association</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>paraganglioma</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>preschool child</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>thorax</keyword><keyword>tumor localization</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1997</year></dates><isbn>0021-972X</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Bender et al 1997)GermanyLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 5 first-degree relatives of 2 index cases with thoracic phaeochromocytoma and known VHL mutationsDNA sequencing3/5 (60%) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Garcia</Author><Year>1997</Year><RecNum>71</RecNum><DisplayText>(Garcia et al 1997)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>71</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">71</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Garcia, A.</author><author>Matias-Guiu, X.</author><author>Cabezas, R.</author><author>Chico, A.</author><author>Prat, J.</author><author>Baiget, M.</author><author>De Leiva, A.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Matias-Guiu, X., Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain</auth-address><titles><title>Molecular diagnosis of von Hippel-Lindau disease in a kindred with a predominance of familial phaeochromocytoma</title><secondary-title>Clinical Endocrinology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Clinical Endocrinology</full-title></periodical><pages>359-363</pages><volume>46</volume><number>3</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>clinical trial</keyword><keyword>controlled clinical trial</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>DNA determination</keyword><keyword>familial disease</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>germ cell</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>human tissue</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>point mutation</keyword><keyword>polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1997</year></dates><isbn>0300-0664</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Garcia et al 1997)SpainLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 6 first-degree asymptomatic members of a family with suspected VHL syndromeRestriction-site polymorphismAsymptomatic relatives1/6 (16.7%) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Wu</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>177</RecNum><DisplayText>(Wu et al 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>177</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">177</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Wu, Y.</author><author>Nishio, H.</author><author>Lee, M. 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School Medicine, Yokohama 236, Japan</auth-address><titles><title>Molecular genetic diagnosis of von vippel-lindau disease: Analysis of five japanese families</title><secondary-title>Japanese Journal of Cancer Research</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Japanese Journal of Cancer Research</full-title></periodical><pages>423-428</pages><volume>87</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>DNA</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>deletion mutant</keyword><keyword>exon</keyword><keyword>familial disease</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>human tissue</keyword><keyword>Japan</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>molecular genetics</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>single strand conformation polymorphism</keyword><keyword>somatic mutation</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><isbn>0910-5050</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Kanno et al 1996)JapanLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 25 individuals belonging to 1 of 5 Japanese VHL familiesn = 8 clinically diagnosed with VHL syndromeSSCPAll relatives10/25 (40.0%)Asymptomatic relatives3/17 (17.6%) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Cybulski</Author><Year>1999</Year><RecNum>62</RecNum><DisplayText>(Cybulski et al 1999)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>62</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">62</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Cybulski, C.</author><author>Krzystolik, K.</author><author>Maher, E. R.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>Kurzawski, G.</author><author>Gronwald, J.</author><author>Lubinski, J.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Cybulski, C., Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland</auth-address><titles><title>Long polymerase chain reaction in detection of germline deletions in the von Hippel-Lindau tumour suppressor gene</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>333-336</pages><volume>105</volume><number>4</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>exon</keyword><keyword>gene deletion</keyword><keyword>gene sequence</keyword><keyword>germ cell</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>human cell</keyword><keyword>patient</keyword><keyword>polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>promoter region</keyword><keyword>Southern blotting</keyword><keyword>tumor suppressor gene</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1999</year></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Cybulski et al 1999)PolandLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 24 relatives of 9 VHL patients with deletions identified by means of long PCRLong PCRAll relatives15/24 (62.5%)Asymptomatic relatives3/12 (25.0%) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Stanojevic</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>166</RecNum><DisplayText>(Stanojevic et al 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>166</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">166</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Stanojevic, B. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Pack et al 1999)USALevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP2Q3N = 6 asymptomatic relatives of 4 VHL patientsFISHAsymptomatic relatives2/6 (33.3%)a A description of study quality characteristics is provided in REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13 and REF _Ref243303148 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 14; b Detection limit of genetic test was not reportedDNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; RCC = renal cell carcinoma; DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; FISH = fluorescence in-situ hybridisation; MLPA = multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, PCR = polymerase chain reaction; SSCP = single-strand conformational polymorphism; VHL = von Hippel-LindauSummary of the diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing in the detection of an inherited VHL mutation in first- and/or second-degree relatives of index cases with a known germ-line VHL mutationOnce an index case has a pathogenic VHL mutation identified, their close relatives need only be tested for that specific mutation, using a testing methodology known to be able to detect that type of mutation. Therefore, contrary to testing of the index case, the diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing within family members did not vary to any great extent by specific genetic testing methodology. Every included study reporting accuracy data for relatives of someone with a known VHL mutation reported a sensitivity of 100%. This indicates that, as expected, patients who met the clinical diagnostic criteria for VHL syndrome carried the familial VHL mutation. The median specificity of 83.3–85.0% and the false positive rates of 16.9–23.5% reflect the difference in the timeframe required for a positive clinical diagnosis compared with a positive genetic test. Younger relatives are more likely to receive a positive genetic test before any clinical signs of disease can be detected by clinical screening.The 100% negative predictive value indicates that a negative genetic test result is likely to reflect the true disease status of the patient. However, the median positive predictive value of 69.4% for first-degree relatives and 47.8% for first- and second-degree relatives reflects both the potential lag between a genetic and clinical diagnosis and the greater prevalence of VHL mutation carriers among first-degree relatives compared with second-degree relatives. That is, it reflects the imperfect nature of the reference standard at predicting which relatives would likely develop clinical symptoms over time, rather than reflecting poorly on the accuracy of the genetic test. Approximately 4 out of 10 of all first- and second-degree relatives, and 2–3 out of 10 asymptomatic first- and second-degree relatives, who undergo VHL genetic testing were identified as carriers of the familial VHL mutation.Does VHL genetic testing change patient management?Studies meeting the inclusion criteria outlined in REF _Ref301869141 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 8 and REF _Ref301869148 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 9 were used to determine if testing for mutations in the VHL gene plus usual diagnostic screening and assessment changed patient management, compared with usual screening and assessment alone, either in patients suspected of having VHL syndrome or in their family members.Box SEQ Box \* ARABIC 8Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of a change in patient management as a result of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient)Research questionDoes genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, in addition to usual diagnostic assessment, change patient management compared with usual clinical diagnosis in patients with suspected VHL syndrome?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaPopulationPatients presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndromeInterventionVHL genetic testing to diagnose VHL gene mutations, and clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate, to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintComparator(s)Clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintOutcomesRate and type of referral, frequency and compliance with clinical screening, rate and type of treatment, type of referral, hospital separations and readmissions, hospital length of staySearch period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they provided a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identifiedCT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VHL = von Hippel-LindauBox SEQ Box \* ARABIC 9Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of a change in patient management as a result of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (family members)Research questionDoes genetic testing for mutations in the VHL gene, in addition to usual diagnostic assessment, change patient management compared with usual clinical diagnosis for relatives of patients with a known VHL mutation?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaPopulationClinically unaffected first- or second-degree family members of patients with clinically diagnosed VHL syndrome and/or a diagnosed VHL genetic abnormalityInterventionVHL genetic testing to screen for VHL gene mutations ± clinical testing (CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, and blood tests) and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsComparator(s)Clinical testing (CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, and blood tests) and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsOutcomesRate and type of referral, frequency and compliance with clinical screening, rate and type of treatment, type of referral, hospital separations and readmissions, hospital length of staySearch period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they provided a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identifiedCT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VHL = von Hippel-LindauMinimal evidence was identified regarding a change in patient management following diagnosis of VHL syndrome using genetic testing in combination with clinical diagnosis. Only 5 studies (level IV interventional evidence) were included that provided any evidence associated with the clinical management of patients with a germ-line VHL mutation, but none provided a direct comparison between patients with a known VHL mutation and those that had not been tested ( REF _Ref303090567 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 26). Nevertheless, as these studies all included patients with VHL syndrome and their families, the results are generalisable for the purposes of this assessment. Additionally, as the studies were conducted in the USA, Canada, UK and Europe, the results are applicable to the Australian healthcare context with few caveats. However, due to the lack of an appropriate comparator group in these studies, no comment can be made about the clinical impact of genetic testing on patient management.A good-quality narrative systematic review (of level IV interventional evidence) reported on genotype–phenotype correlations in patients with VHL syndrome and their relatives ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ho</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>31</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ho et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>31</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">31</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Government Document">46</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ho, C</author><author>Banerjee, S</author><author>Mensinkai, S</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Molecular diagnosis for hereditary cancer predisposing syndromes: genetic testing and clinical impact.</title></titles><volume>Technology report no 41</volume><dates><year>2003</year></dates><pub-location> Ottawa</pub-location><publisher>Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Ho et al 2003). Knowledge of a specific germ-line VHL mutation in a patient with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome is not expected to alter patient management significantly. However, it may provide some information about the types of neoplasms that are likely to develop in a particular patient, and thus affect the type of screening offered. Patients with VHL type 1 syndrome are more likely to have germ-line VHL mutations that inactivates pVHL, for example large deletions and nonsense mutations that truncate the protein. They are also more likely to develop renal cell carcinoma and CNS haemangioblastomas without phaeochromocytoma. Patients with VHL type 2 syndrome are more likely both to develop phaeochromocytoma in addition to the other VHL-associated neoplasms, and to have germ-line missense mutations predicted to produce altered full-length pVHLs. Thus, management of patients with type 1 or type 2 VHL syndrome could be tailored to ensure early detection of the neoplasms most likely to occur.Although no difference in patient management is expected for patients presenting with the same VHL-associated neoplasms based on VHL mutation status, early detection of neoplasms is expected to affect long-term outcomes. Thus, identifying VHL mutations in patients presenting with early stages of de novo VHL syndrome, that is, with their first neoplasm and no family history, enables early commencement of routine screening to monitor disease progression. Currently, as these patients would not meet the criteria for a positive clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome, the clinicians may consider them to have sporadic disease and may not offer routine screening until they present with a second neoplasm. The availability of VHL genetic testing may change this.Conversely, the VHL genetic test is expected to change patient management for asymptomatic relatives when used as a triage test for lifelong screening. Relatives with a negative genetic test result would not require lifelong screening, saving potential anguish and unnecessary use of healthcare resources. Lifelong screening programs designed to detect and then treat any new neoplasms early, thus preventing serious morbidity and/or mortality outcomes, can then be targeted towards relatives that have inherited the VHL mutation and are therefore likely to develop VHL-associated neoplasms.One level IV study of moderate quality investigated the proportion of VHL patients with and without retinal disease who agreed to genetic testing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Dollfus</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>65</RecNum><DisplayText>(Dollfus et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>65</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">65</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Dollfus, H.</author><author>Massin, P.</author><author>Taupin, P.</author><author>Nemeth, C.</author><author>Amara, S.</author><author>Giraud, S.</author><author>Beroud, C.</author><author>Dureau, P.</author><author>Gaudric, A.</author><author>Landais, P.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>French, V. H. L. Study Grp</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Retinal hemangioblastoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease: A clinical and molecular study</title><secondary-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</full-title></periodical><pages>3067-3074</pages><volume>43</volume><number>9</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0146-0404</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000177748200036</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000177748200036</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Dollfus et al 2002). The authors found that 88.0% (91/103) of patients with retinal manifestations and 97.0% (105/108) of patients without retinal manifestations agreed to genetic testing. This rate is quite high when compared with the number of at-risk relatives of patients diagnosed with VHL syndrome and a known VHL mutation, who agreed to genetic testing. Rasmussen et al (2010) and Evans et al (1997) reported in 2 good-quality level IV studies that 58.5% (92/157) and 65.8% (48/73), respectively, of at-risk relatives agreed to genetic testing. Evans et al (1997) found that relatives aged over 20?years (94.9%; 37/39) were more likely to undergo genetic testing than children aged less than 5?years (0%; 0/6). This suggests that parents are reluctant to have very young children genetically tested. Their reluctance diminished with increasing age of the child, agreeing to genetic testing of 33.3% (6/18) of children aged 5–9?years and 50.0% (5/10) of children aged over 10?years. Gender had little influence on this decision, as 82.6% (19/23) of males and 90.9% (20/22) of females aged over 16?years agreed to genetic testing.Rasmussen et al (2010) conducted a study in Mexico City that investigated the likelihood that symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with a VHL mutation would continue annual screening after 5?years. The authors found that only 38.9% (14/36) of patients with a VHL mutation continued screening after 5?years. Symptomatic patients (57.9%; 11/19) were significantly more likely to continue screening after 5?years than asymptomatic patients (17.6%; 3/17; OR = 5 [95% CI 1.2, 20.3]; p = 0.02), which the authors suggested was due to complacency. Patients who have symptoms or have had a neoplasm detected are more aware of the personal risks involved in discontinuation of screening than patients who have not developed any detectable neoplasms. Whether this compliance with annual screening, irrespective of symptomatic status, is higher with the knowledge of having a VHL mutation than without cannot be determined from the available evidence.Table 26Effectiveness of genetic testing at influencing management of patients with VHL syndrome and asymptomatic relatives with a VHL gene mutationAuthorLocationStudy designQualityStudy populationOutcome ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ho</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>31</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ho et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>31</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">31</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Government Document">46</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ho, C</author><author>Banerjee, S</author><author>Mensinkai, S</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Molecular diagnosis for hereditary cancer predisposing syndromes: genetic testing and clinical impact.</title></titles><volume>Technology report no 41</volume><dates><year>2003</year></dates><pub-location> Ottawa</pub-location><publisher>Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Ho et al 2003)CanadaSystematic reviewof level IV interventional evidenceGood quality(SIGN 2008)Patients with VHL syndrome plus a VHL mutation, and their familiesGenotype–phenotype correlations:VHL type 1:Germ-line mutations predicted to inactivate the VHL protein are associated with renal cell carcinoma and CNS haemangioblastomas without phaeochromocytomaVHL type 2:Germ-line mutations predicted to produce full-length VHL proteins are associated with phaeochromocytoma in addition to the other manifestations of VHLLarge deletions and mutations:Predicted to cause a truncated protein are associated with a lower risk of phaeochromocytomaMissense at codon 167:Associated with a high risk of phaeochromocytoma (53% and 82% at 30 and 50?years, respectively). ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Evans</Author><Year>1997</Year><RecNum>68</RecNum><DisplayText>(Evans et al 1997)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>68</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">68</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Evans, D. G. R.</author><author>Maher, E. R.</author><author>Macleod, R.</author><author>Davies, D. R.</author><author>Craufurd, D.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Evans, D.G.R., Department of Medical Genetics, St Mary&apos;s Hospital, Manchester M13 0JH, United Kingdom</auth-address><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing for cancer predisposition</title><secondary-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>746-748</pages><volume>34</volume><number>9</number><keywords><keyword>adenomatous polyp</keyword><keyword>adolescent</keyword><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>cancer susceptibility</keyword><keyword>child</keyword><keyword>familial cancer</keyword><keyword>familial polyposis</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>genetic screening</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>normal human</keyword><keyword>prediction</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>register</keyword><keyword>sex difference</keyword><keyword>United Kingdom</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1997</year></dates><isbn>0022-2593</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Evans et al 1997)UKLevel IV interventional evidenceGood quality(NHS CRD = 5/6)N = 73 at-risk members of VHL families% relatives that agreed to genetic testingOverall65.8% (48/73)Aged < 5 years0% (0/6)Aged 5–9 years33.3% (6/18)Aged 10–20 years50.0% (5/10)Aged > 20 years94.9% (37/39)Males aged ≥ 16 years82.6% (19/23)Females aged ≥ 16 years90.9% (20/22) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010)MexicoLevel IV interventional evidenceGood quality(NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 157 first- and second-degree relatives of 12 +ve probandsN = 36 patients that receive annual screeningn = 12 VHL patientsn = 24 GT positive relatives% relatives that agreed to genetic testing58.5% (92/157)% patients with a VHL mutation that continued screening after 5 years:38.9% (14/36)% symptomatic patients that continued screening after 5 years:57.9% (11/19)% asymptomatic patients that continued screening after 5 years:17.6% (3/17)Likelihood of symptomatic versus asymptomatic patients to continue screening programOR = 5 [95% CI 1.2, 20.3]; p = 0.02PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5OZXVtYW5uPC9BdXRob3I+PFllYXI+MTk5OTwvWWVhcj48

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Study Grp</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Retinal hemangioblastoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease: A clinical and molecular study</title><secondary-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</full-title></periodical><pages>3067-3074</pages><volume>43</volume><number>9</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0146-0404</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000177748200036</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000177748200036</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Dollfus et al 2002)FranceLevel IV interventional evidenceModerate quality (NHS CRD = 4/6)N = 103 patients with VHL retinal manifestationsN = 108 patients without VHL retinal manifestations % patients that agreed to genetic testing:with retinal manifestations: 88% (91/103)without retinal manifestations:97% (105/108)CNS = central nervous system; GT = genetic test; OR = odds ratio; VHL = von Hippel-LindauSummary of change in patient management Minimal evidence was identified regarding patient management following diagnosis of VHL syndrome using genetic testing in combination with clinical diagnosis. No study provided a direct comparison between patients with a known VHL mutation and those that had not been tested. Therefore, due to the lack of an appropriate comparator in these studies, no conclusions can be made about the change in patient management (ie the clinical impact) from genetic testing.Knowledge of a specific germ-line VHL mutation in a patient with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome may provide some information about the VHL syndrome type, which then determines the types of neoplasms that are likely to develop in a particular patient. Thus, management of patients with a known VHL mutation could be tailored to ensure early detection of the neoplasms most likely to occur.Although no difference in patient management is expected for patients presenting with the same VHL-associated neoplasms, based on the method of diagnosis, the VHL genetic test is expected to change patient management for asymptomatic relatives when used as a triage test for lifelong screening. Relatives with a negative genetic test result would not require lifelong screening, saving potential anguish and unnecessary use of healthcare resources. Lifelong screening programs can then be targeted towards relatives who have inherited the VHL mutation and are likely to develop VHL-associated neoplasms.While 88.0–97.0% of clinically diagnosed VHL patients agreed to genetic testing in the evidence-base, only 58.5–65.8% of at-risk relatives agreed. Additionally, relatives aged over 20?years were more likely to undergo genetic testing than children aged less than 5?years, suggesting that parents are reluctant to have very young children genetically tested. This reluctance appears to diminish with increasing age of the child.Interestingly, only 38.9% of patients with a VHL mutation continued screening after 5?years. Symptomatic patients were much more likely to continue than asymptomatic patients. Patients who have symptoms or have a neoplasm detected early are more aware of the personal risks involved than patients who have not developed any detectable neoplasms, and thus may be complacent. Whether compliance with annual screening is higher with knowledge of a VHL mutation than without could not be determined from the available evidence.Does change in management alter patient health outcomes?Adverse health outcomes are avoided by subsequent annual screening for early detection of newly developed neoplasms. As the screening protocol is identical for all VHL patients, irrespective of their VHL mutation status, a systematic literature search for linkage 3 evidence (investigating the impact of a change in patient management on health outcomes) was not undertaken after advice from PASC. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Kreusel et al 2006)GermanyLevel IV interventional evidenceHigh quality (NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 57 consecutive patients presenting with capillary retinal angiomatosis resulting from VHL disease at 2 clinicsn = 43 patients with clinical and genetic diagnosisn = 2 with genetic diagnosis only n = 12 with clinical diagnosis onlyAge-related risk for bilateral retinal angioma100% at age 56.4 yearsProportion of eyes with angiomas85.8% (97/113)Proportion of eyes that were enucleated or developed blindness5.3% (6/113)Risk of adverse visual outcomes71.4% for symptomatic eyes3.0% for asymptomatic eyesGT = genetic test; VHL = von Hippel-LindauSummary of change in management effects on health outcomesThe data obtained highlighted that health benefits are derived from reduced morbidity and mortality due to annual screening for early detection of newly developed neoplasms.Other relevant considerationsIn addition to the relative safety and effectiveness of genetic testing, there are other issues outside the scope of the research questions assessed by the systematic review that may impact on the assessment of the technology, as well as any decision to publicly fund VHL testing.Counselling servicesGenetic counselling services are funded by the state/territory governments, and thus there may be difficulties getting access to a service. Genetic counsellors are not reimbursed for their services under the MBS, whereas the more costly service provided by a clinical geneticist is reimbursed (MBS item number 132). Hence, there may be an incentive to use these medical specialists for genetic counselling over genetic counsellors, despite the higher cost associated with the service.Australian VHL registryCurrently, there is no Australian registry either for patients with VHL syndrome or their relatives who carry a VHL mutation. Hence, it is unknown how many people and/or families in Australia are affected by this disease. It is also unknown how many patients with a positive clinical diagnosis and their at-risk relatives have been genetically tested.An Australian VHL registry (managed in a similar way to a cancer registry) could provide important data for the management of patients with VHL, while maintaining the individual’s privacy and confidentiality.Quality assurance and molecular methodologiesThe Australian Genetic Testing Survey (2006) reported that three laboratories accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) conducted genetic testing to identify mutations in the VHL gene ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>196</RecNum><DisplayText>(Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>196</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">196</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Report">27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia,</author></authors><secondary-authors><author>Suthers, G</author></secondary-authors></contributors><auth-address>Dr G Suthers&#xD;PhD FRACP FRCPA&#xD;Familial Cancer Unit&#xD;Department of Genetic Medicine&#xD;Children’s Youth &amp; Women’s Health Service&#xD;North Adelaide SA 5006</auth-address><titles><title>Report of the Australian Genetic Testing Survey 2006</title></titles><dates><year>2008</year><pub-dates><date>2 September 2008</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2008).Previously, there had not been a quality assurance program (QAP) to monitor the performance of laboratories providing VHL genetic testing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>225</RecNum><DisplayText>(RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>225</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">225</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd,</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>RCPA QAP Enrolment Office&#xD;207 Albion Street&#xD;Surry Hills NSW 2010&#xD;AUSTRALIA</auth-address><titles><title>Enrolment Information Booklet</title></titles><number>15/05/2009</number><dates><year>2009</year></dates><urls><related-urls><url>.au</url></related-urls><pdf-urls><url>;(RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd 2009). The RCPA and the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA) reached a landmark agreement to jointly offer an enhanced Molecular Genetics QAP in 2010, and seek International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) G13:2000 accreditation at the earliest opportunity. As a consequence, the RCPA/HGSA Molecular Genetics QAP Committee will be able to monitor the performance within and between the three laboratories that offer VHL genetic testing, using in-house methodologies to ensure that their performance is optimal. Should other laboratories seek to offer VHL testing in the future, it would be reasonable to suggest that they participate in this program.Additional applications for VHL genetic testingSomatic VHL genetic testingThe proposed MBS items do not allow for reimbursement for somatic VHL genetic testing as they have been limited to the ‘detection of germ-line mutations of the VHL gene’. However, there are instances where somatic VHL genetic testing may be beneficial. Therefore, the use of VHL genetic tests for the detection of somatic VHL mutations may need to be addressed by MSAC in the S haemangioblastomasCurrently, patients presenting with isolated CNS haemangioblastomas are routinely tested for both germ-line VHL mutations in the peripheral blood and somatic VHL mutations in the tumour itself (expert advice of MESP clinical expert). As CNS haemangioblastomas are a common first manifestation of VHL disease (in 31.5% of patients; Poulsen et al 2010), this procedure provides a greater degree of certainty that the VHL genetic test results are accurate. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Barontini & Dahia 2010; Lonser et al 2003; Maher et al 1991). However, one recent study conducted in the UK found the birth incidence to be 1 in 42,987 ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Evans</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>222</RecNum><DisplayText>(Evans et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>222</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">222</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Evans, D. G.</author><author>Howard, E.</author><author>Giblin, C.</author><author>Clancy, T.</author><author>Spencer, H.</author><author>Huson, S. M.</author><author>Lalloo, F.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Birth incidence and prevalence of tumor-prone syndromes: Estimates from a UK family genetic register service</title><secondary-title>American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A</full-title></periodical><pages>327-332</pages><volume>152A</volume><number>2</number><keywords><keyword>FAP</keyword><keyword>NF1</keyword><keyword>NF2</keyword><keyword>vHL</keyword><keyword>Gorlin syndrome</keyword><keyword>incidence</keyword><keyword>prevalence</keyword><keyword>de novo</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2010</year></dates><publisher>Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company</publisher><isbn>1552-4833</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Evans et al 2010). The decreased birth incidence found in this study may reflect an increased understanding of the inheritance of genetic diseases and the availability of improved reproductive technology. In fact, one study involving adults aged 20–40?years with a known VHL mutation found that a positive test result may lead to altered reproductive intentions. Approximately 25% of individuals did not want to have children and another 50% planned to use prenatal diagnosis and then termination of an affected pregnancy ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Levy</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>224</RecNum><DisplayText>(Levy &amp; Richard 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>224</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">224</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Levy, M.</author><author>Richard, S.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Levy, M., Unite 535 INSERM, Batiment INSERM Gregory Pincus, 94276 le Kremlin Bicetre cedex, France</auth-address><titles><title>Attitudes of von Hippel-Lindau disease patients towards presymptomatic genetic diagnosis in children and prenatal diagnosis</title><secondary-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>476-478</pages><volume>37</volume><number>6</number><keywords><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>letter</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>patient attitude</keyword><keyword>prenatal diagnosis</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year></dates><isbn>0022-2593</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Levy & Richard 2000).Prenatal diagnostic tests use procedures such as chorionic villus sampling (at 11–13?weeks) and amniocentesis (at 15–19?weeks) to procure samples for genetic testing. These procedures carry a small risk of miscarriage (less than 1 in 100) and are only useful if the parents are willing to abort an affected foetus ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Barlow-Stewart</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>251</RecNum><DisplayText>(Barlow-Stewart &amp; Saleh 2007b)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>251</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">251</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Barlow-Stewart, K</author><author>Saleh, M</author></authors><secondary-authors><author>Barlow-Stewart, K </author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title>Prenatal Testing – CVS and Amniocentesis</title><secondary-title>Centre for Genetics Education Fact Sheet 17C</secondary-title></titles><number>2 September 2011</number><edition>8th Ed</edition><dates><year>2007</year></dates><publisher>Centre for Genetics Education</publisher><urls><related-urls><url>;(Barlow-Stewart & Saleh 2007b). This has the potential to have long-term psychological and/or religious consequences for the parents and their extended family, depending on their beliefs ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>McGivern</Author><Year>1995</Year><RecNum>252</RecNum><DisplayText>(McGivern 1995)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>252</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">252</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Electronic Article">43</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>McGivern, B</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Bioethics &amp; the law - the impact of genetic technology on prenatal management</title><secondary-title>E LAW Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law </secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>E LAW Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law</full-title></periodical><volume> 2</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>1995</year><pub-dates><date>2 September 2011</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url> </url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(McGivern 1995). This decision may be especially difficult with a disease such as VHL syndrome. Although VHL syndrome is highly penetrant, there is vast clinical unpredictability in its manifestations, with no clear phenotype–genotype correlation to severity of the disease. Another difficulty is that prenatal predictive VHL genetic testing would not be reimbursed under Medicare as the foetus is not considered an ‘eligible person’ for health insurance. The Health Insurance Act 1973 states (section 3) that an ‘eligible person’ means an Australian resident or an eligible overseas representative. Currently, Australian law still considers birth to be the moment when the foetus obtains the full legal rights of a citizen. The possibility of MBS funding covering prenatal genetic testing is being explored by the Genetics Working Party, which is being established under the new Pathology Funding Agreement.An alternative for parents not willing to abort an affected foetus is pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, which is performed prior to implantation and before pregnancy occurs. First, an embryo is created using assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilisation, and then one or two cells are removed from the embryo at the eight-cell stage (after 3?days) or at blastocyst stage (after 5?days) for genetic testing. Only those embryos that did not have the specific genetic condition would be transplanted into the uterus ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Barlow-Stewart</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>253</RecNum><DisplayText>(Barlow-Stewart &amp; Saleh 2007a)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>253</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">253</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Barlow-Stewart, K</author><author>Saleh, M</author></authors><secondary-authors><author>Barlow-Stewart, K </author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title>Preimplantation genetic diagnosis</title><secondary-title>Centre for Genetics Education Fact Sheet 18</secondary-title></titles><number>2 September 2011</number><edition>8th Ed</edition><dates><year>2007</year></dates><publisher>Centre for Genetics Education</publisher><urls><related-urls><url>;(Barlow-Stewart & Saleh 2007a). In Australia pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is currently only offered in the private health setting. The Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority lists the VHL gene on its website as one of the single gene disorders that were tested for use of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis in 2010 ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>254</RecNum><DisplayText>(Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>254</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">254</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis</title></titles><number>5 September 2011</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority 2010). 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Several features of genetic testing support this idea: Genetic testing provides information that is private and personal but also relevant to more than just the tested individual. Test results have implications not only for the tested individual but also for family members, who may or may not wish to be informed of their revealed risk status for a given disease.Many tests predict for disease development that may occur many years in the future. Because of this, the psychological ramifications can be very different from those of tests within the context of symptomatic disease. For instance, patients may perceive diseases with genetic origins as predicted to emerge from ‘within themselves’, while diseases without such origins are thought to associate with factors that are external to themselves and hence beyond ‘their control’.Most patients have only a limited knowledge of genetics. Because of this, an informed consent process requires adequate counselling on an extensive array of issues. These include both standard considerations and those particular to individual and/or family circumstances ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Kinder</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>249</RecNum><DisplayText>(Kinder 1998)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>249</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">249</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Kinder, B. K.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.</auth-address><titles><title>Genetic and biochemical screening for endocrine disease: II. Ethical issues</title><secondary-title>World J Surg</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>World J Surg</full-title></periodical><pages>1208-11</pages><volume>22</volume><number>12</number><edition>1998/12/05</edition><keywords><keyword>Anonymous Testing</keyword><keyword>Beneficence</keyword><keyword>Confidentiality</keyword><keyword>Endocrine System Diseases/ diagnosis/genetics</keyword><keyword>Ethics, Medical</keyword><keyword>Genetic Diseases, Inborn</keyword><keyword>Genetic Predisposition to Disease</keyword><keyword>Genetic Testing/legislation &amp; jurisprudence</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Insurance, Health</keyword><keyword>Paternalism</keyword><keyword>Personal Autonomy</keyword><keyword>Physician-Patient Relations</keyword><keyword>Trust</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1998</year><pub-dates><date>Dec</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0364-2313 (Print)&#xD;0364-2313 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>9841745</accession-num><urls></urls><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Kinder 1998).Genetic exceptionalism is not universally accepted. Some contend that the clinical integration of genetic risk assessment for common malignancies such as colon and breast cancer has negated the need for treating genetic information as special. Particularly within the field of clinical oncology, some believe that genetic and non-genetic predictive testing feature more similarities than differences. This belief has emerged, at least in part, due to the increasing use of predictive testing over the past 10–15?years. The belief entails that medical interventions are now reliant on genetic information in order to offer the best possible clinical care ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Offit</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>242</RecNum><DisplayText>(Offit &amp; Thom 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>242</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">242</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Offit, K.</author><author>Thom, P.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Ethical and legal aspects of cancer genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Oncology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Oncology</full-title></periodical><pages>435-443</pages><volume>34</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2007</year><pub-dates><date>Oct</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0093-7754</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000250419500012</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000250419500012</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.07.007</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Offit & Thom 2007).Despite these counterarguments to genetic exceptionalism, there is no broad acceptance that genetic information is the same as other kinds of information, principally family history. Family history can provide valuable information for diagnosing and predicting the risk of disease. As with genetic testing, it also raises ethical issues concerning the preservation of autonomous choice, privacy and confidentiality ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Suthers</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>265</RecNum><DisplayText>(Suthers 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>265</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">265</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Suthers, G.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Privacy and property issues for a familial cancer service</title><secondary-title>Journal of Bioethical Inquiry</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Bioethical Inquiry</full-title></periodical><pages>33-37</pages><volume>5</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2008</year></dates><isbn>1176-7529</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000254489500006</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000254489500006</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1007/s11673-008-9082-9</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Suthers 2008). However, this assessment adopts the conservative view of genetic exceptionalism—that genetic information is indeed unique and particularly vulnerable to misuse.Ethical frameworkThe approach adopted by the current assessment is principlism, philosophically developed elsewhere ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Beauchamp</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>243</RecNum><DisplayText>(Beauchamp &amp; Childress 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>243</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">243</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Beauchamp, T.L.,</author><author>Childress, J.F.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Principles of Biomedical Ethics</title></titles><edition>5th</edition><dates><year>2001</year></dates><pub-location>New York</pub-location><publisher>Oxford University Press</publisher><accession-num>BE_01</accession-num><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Beauchamp & Childress 2001). This approach was adopted because it is predominant within the field of biomedical ethics ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Beauchamp</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>243</RecNum><DisplayText>(Beauchamp &amp; Childress 2001; Munson 2000; Rogers &amp; Braunack-Mayer 2004)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>243</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">243</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Beauchamp, T.L.,</author><author>Childress, J.F.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Principles of Biomedical Ethics</title></titles><edition>5th</edition><dates><year>2001</year></dates><pub-location>New York</pub-location><publisher>Oxford University Press</publisher><accession-num>BE_01</accession-num><urls></urls></record></Cite><Cite><Author>Munson</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>244</RecNum><record><rec-number>244</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">244</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Munson, R.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Medical Ethics</title></titles><edition>6th</edition><dates><year>2000</year></dates><pub-location>Belmont</pub-location><publisher>Wadsworth Thomson Learning</publisher><accession-num>BE_02</accession-num><urls></urls></record></Cite><Cite><Author>Rogers</Author><Year>2004</Year><RecNum>245</RecNum><record><rec-number>245</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">245</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rogers, W.A.</author><author>Braunack-Mayer, A.J.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Practical Ethics for General Practice</title></titles><dates><year>2004</year></dates><pub-location>Oxford</pub-location><publisher>Oxford University Press</publisher><accession-num>BE_03</accession-num><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Beauchamp & Childress 2001; Munson 2000; Rogers & Braunack-Mayer 2004). Furthermore, of the 18 papers included in this assessment, none used an alternative approach. Recently, it has been recommended that health technology assessments should incorporate comprehensive ethical analysis ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Duthie</Author><Year>2011</Year><RecNum>239</RecNum><DisplayText>(Duthie &amp; Bond 2011)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>239</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">239</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Duthie, K.</author><author>Bond, K.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>University of Alberta, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Alberta, Canada. kduthie@ualberta.ca</auth-address><titles><title>Improving ethics analysis in health technology assessment</title><secondary-title>Int J Technol Assess Health Care</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Int J Technol Assess Health Care</full-title></periodical><pages>64-70</pages><volume>27</volume><number>1</number><edition>2011/01/26</edition><keywords><keyword>Ethical Theory</keyword><keyword>Technology Assessment, Biomedical/*ethics</keyword><keyword>United States</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2011</year><pub-dates><date>Jan</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1471-6348 (Electronic)&#xD;0266-4623 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>21262075</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url> [pii]&#xD;10.1017/S0266462310001303</electronic-resource-num><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Duthie & Bond 2011); however, a philosophical defence of principlism has not been possible within the confines of this assessment. This does not unduly undermine the assessment’s capacity to report on the main ethical issues as identified by the literature search. Nor does it preclude a reasonable understanding of the main issues identified.The ‘four principles’ approachPrinciplism outlines four main principles—autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice, which are used to assess the ethical issues associated with genetic testing, as briefly described below.AutonomyAutonomy refers to self-rule. Individual autonomy refers to the governing of oneself and the directing of one’s own life, free from coercive interference on the part of others and from limitations that might prevent one from making meaningful choices. A respect for individuals’ autonomy entails that they have a right to self-determination or to act freely in accordance with a self-chosen plan. Such respect underpins the process of informed consent in medical care and research, and provides the basis for privacy of medical records. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Beauchamp & Childress 2001; Giarelli 2001). For instance, even the best diagnostic tests and treatments can carry certain risks of harm, and it is practically impossible for medical professionals to act without ever causing harm. Indeed, causing some harms may be warranted in the light of greater potential benefits. Hence, the avoidance of unwarranted or unnecessary harm, even if unintentional, is paramount to the non-maleficent conduct of health professionals. Inextricably linked to the concept of non-maleficence is the obligation to exercise ‘due care’, which is not always explicitly defined but rather implied in many professional codes of clinical practice. Aspects of non-maleficent practice that are implied in the clinician’s duty of care are neither more nor less important than those explicitly defined ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Munson</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>244</RecNum><DisplayText>(Munson 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>244</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">244</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Munson, R.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Medical Ethics</title></titles><edition>6th</edition><dates><year>2000</year></dates><pub-location>Belmont</pub-location><publisher>Wadsworth Thomson Learning</publisher><accession-num>BE_02</accession-num><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Munson 2000).BeneficenceThe principle of beneficence asserts that it is not enough to respect the autonomy of patients and to avoid causing them harm; in addition, clinicians and providers of health services should act in ways that actively promote the welfare of patients ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Kinder</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>249</RecNum><DisplayText>(Kinder 1998)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>249</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">249</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Kinder, B. K.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.</auth-address><titles><title>Genetic and biochemical screening for endocrine disease: II. 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There are countless ways to promote the welfare of a patient, but the majority of people will distinguish between expectations that are reasonable and those that are not. In this way, whether or not clinicians fulfil their duty of beneficence relies on judgment and is constrained by various practical considerations. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Giarelli 2001; Winslow et al 2005).The main ethical issues raised by genetic testingThe main ethical issues associated with genetic testing and their most relevant ethical principles are listed in REF _Ref303341101 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 28.Table 28Main ethical issues and their most relevant principleIssueMost relevant principle(s)Informed consentAutonomy, non-maleficence, beneficencePrivacy and confidentialityAutonomyBalancing risks and benefitsNon-maleficence, beneficencePotential for discriminationJusticeAccessJusticeDirect-to-consumer genetic testingNon-maleficence, beneficenceQuestions relevant to ethical inquiry when assessing a health technology have been listed previously ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Hofmann</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>240</RecNum><DisplayText>(Hofmann 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>240</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">240</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Hofmann, B.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>University of Oslo, Blindern, N-0318, Oslo, Norway. b.m.hofmann@medisin.uio.no</auth-address><titles><title>Toward a procedure for integrating moral issues in health technology assessment</title><secondary-title>Int J Technol Assess Health Care</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Int J Technol Assess Health Care</full-title></periodical><pages>312-8</pages><volume>21</volume><number>3</number><edition>2005/08/23</edition><keywords><keyword>*Bioethics</keyword><keyword>Diffusion of Innovation</keyword><keyword>Ethical Analysis/*methods</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Morals</keyword><keyword>*Research Design</keyword><keyword>Technology Assessment, Biomedical/*ethics/*methods</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2005</year><pub-dates><date>Summer</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0266-4623 (Print)&#xD;0266-4623 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>16110710</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Hofmann 2005) and have provided valuable guidance. However, the questions proposed by Hofmann have not been used as a ‘checklist’ on a question-by-question basis as individual concepts could not be logically separated. The emergent themes are most comprehensibly captured when discussed in a collective rmed consentMany people do not have a good understanding of genetics, and seeking informed consent for genetic testing poses particular challenges for clinicians and counsellors. Emphasis is placed on the need for an explicit agreement between the health provider and the patient. The basic elements of informed consent, adapted from guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Kinder</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>249</RecNum><IDText>9841745</IDText><DisplayText>(Kinder 1998)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>249</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">249</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Kinder, B. K.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.</auth-address><titles><title>Genetic and biochemical screening for endocrine disease: II. Ethical issues</title><secondary-title>World J Surg</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>World J Surg</full-title></periodical><pages>1208-11</pages><volume>22</volume><number>12</number><edition>1998/12/05</edition><keywords><keyword>Anonymous Testing</keyword><keyword>Beneficence</keyword><keyword>Confidentiality</keyword><keyword>Endocrine System Diseases/ diagnosis/genetics</keyword><keyword>Ethics, Medical</keyword><keyword>Genetic Diseases, Inborn</keyword><keyword>Genetic Predisposition to Disease</keyword><keyword>Genetic Testing/legislation &amp; jurisprudence</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Insurance, Health</keyword><keyword>Paternalism</keyword><keyword>Personal Autonomy</keyword><keyword>Physician-Patient Relations</keyword><keyword>Trust</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1998</year><pub-dates><date>Dec</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0364-2313 (Print)&#xD;0364-2313 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>9841745</accession-num><urls></urls><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Kinder 1998), are listed in REF _Ref300744617 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 29. In line with the principle of respect for autonomy, clinicians and counsellors should stress that testing for a genetic mutation is completely voluntary and optional. The competence of the individual to be tested should be assessed, and information must be provided in a format that the patient can understand, with particular emphasis on the likely accuracy of the diagnosis and the fact that test results will not always provide definitive information about whether the development of disease will ensue. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Barontini & Dahia 2010; Lonser et al 2003). One considerable benefit of screening is an increased life expectancy to levels approaching those of the general population ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>9</RecNum><DisplayText>(Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>9</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">9</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien, M.</author><author>van der Luijt, R. B.</author><author>van Rooijen, E.</author><author>van den Ouweland, A. M.</author><author>Majoor-Krakauer, D. F.</author><author>Lolkema, M. P.</author><author>van Brussel, A.</author><author>Voest, E. E.</author><author>Giles, R. H.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands.</auth-address><titles><title>Genetic analysis of von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Hum Mutat</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Hum Mutat</full-title></periodical><pages>521-37</pages><volume>31</volume><number>5</number><edition>2010/02/13</edition><keywords><keyword>Frameshift Mutation</keyword><keyword>Genetic Association Studies</keyword><keyword>Germ-Line Mutation</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Kidney Neoplasms/genetics</keyword><keyword>Mutation</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/ diagnosis/ genetics/pathology</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2010</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1098-1004 (Electronic)&#xD;1059-7794 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>20151405</accession-num><urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1002/humu.21219 [doi]</electronic-resource-num><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Nordstrom-O'Brien et al 2010).These considerations of consent based on counselling procedures that provide comprehensive information on the nature and likelihood of disease occurrence and development may be complicated by the fact that genetic disorders, including VHL syndrome, display incomplete penetrance, as emphasised in a discussion of ethical issues involved in genetic testing for renal disease ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Korf</Author><Year>1999</Year><RecNum>248</RecNum><DisplayText>(Korf 1999)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>248</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">248</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Korf, B. R.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Korf, B.R., Boston, MA 02115, United States</auth-address><titles><title>Genetic testing for patients with renal disease: Procedures, pitfalls, and ethical considerations</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Nephrology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Nephrology</full-title></periodical><pages>319-326</pages><volume>19</volume><number>4</number><keywords><keyword>gene mapping</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>genetic analysis</keyword><keyword>genetic disorder</keyword><keyword>genetic heterogeneity</keyword><keyword>genetic linkage</keyword><keyword>genetic polymorphism</keyword><keyword>genetic variability</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>kidney disease</keyword><keyword>medical ethics</keyword><keyword>molecular genetics</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>review</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1999</year></dates><isbn>0270-9295</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Korf 1999). As a consequence of incomplete penetrance, not all carriers of genetic mutations express the associated disorder at a given age. In the past, estimates of penetrance have often come from studies of families observed to have high penetrance—those with several affected members who are ideal subjects for research investigating gene linkage or identification. Data from these studies may overestimate the penetrance in the population; therefore, there is a possibility that counselling based on available penetrance estimates leads to exaggerated perceptions of risk among those considering genetic testing. This may in turn cause undue anxiety and even lead to unnecessary modes of surveillance. For this reason, the genetic counsellor needs to ensure that individuals and their families (where applicable) receive adequate information regarding the effectiveness and quality of all relevant screening methods, and that this information is understood ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Korf</Author><Year>1999</Year><RecNum>248</RecNum><DisplayText>(Korf 1999)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>248</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">248</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Korf, B. R.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Korf, B.R., Boston, MA 02115, United States</auth-address><titles><title>Genetic testing for patients with renal disease: Procedures, pitfalls, and ethical considerations</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Nephrology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Nephrology</full-title></periodical><pages>319-326</pages><volume>19</volume><number>4</number><keywords><keyword>gene mapping</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>genetic analysis</keyword><keyword>genetic disorder</keyword><keyword>genetic heterogeneity</keyword><keyword>genetic linkage</keyword><keyword>genetic polymorphism</keyword><keyword>genetic variability</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>kidney disease</keyword><keyword>medical ethics</keyword><keyword>molecular genetics</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>review</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1999</year></dates><isbn>0270-9295</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Korf 1999).Special concerns have arisen with regard to contexts in which the intended recipients of genetic tests are unable to give informed consent, specifically children and embryos ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Offit</Author><Year>2004</Year><RecNum>246</RecNum><DisplayText>(Offit et al 2004)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>246</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">246</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Offit, K.</author><author>Groeger, E.</author><author>Turner, S.</author><author>Wadsworth, E. A.</author><author>Weiser, M. A.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>The &quot;duty to warn&quot; a patient&apos;s family members about hereditary disease risks</title><secondary-title>Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association</full-title></periodical><pages>1469-1473</pages><volume>292</volume><number>12</number><dates><year>2004</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0098-7484</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000224031800029</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000224031800029</url><url>;(Offit et al 2004). In Australia the genetic testing of children for clinical purposes is not regulated by legislation. However, the World Health Organization, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the American Society of Human Genetics have developed guidelines on the genetic testing of children ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>ALRC</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>235</RecNum><DisplayText>(ALRC 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>235</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">235</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>ALRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Essentially Yours: The Protection of Human Genetic Information in Australia (ALRC Report 96)</title></titles><volume>2011</volume><number>11 August</number><dates><year>2003</year></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>Australian Law Reform Commission</publisher><accession-num>BE_04</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(ALRC 2003), and the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA) has published a position statement, Pre-symptomatic and predictive testing in children and young people ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>HGSA</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>236</RecNum><DisplayText>(HGSA 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>236</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">236</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>HGSA,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Pre-symptomatic and Predictive Testing in Children and Young People</title></titles><volume>2011</volume><number>11 August</number><dates><year>2008</year></dates><publisher>Human Genetics Society of Australasia</publisher><accession-num>BE_05</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(HGSA 2008). In essence, these guidelines and statements affirm that the predictive genetic testing of minors should only be conducted when there is an availability of treatment options that directly benefit the child. Testing for adult-onset diseases for which no known treatment or preventive measures exist should not be performed on children, but rather deferred until adulthood or at least until the minor can adequately understand the implications of testing and make their own informed decision. The HGSA position statement specifically acknowledges that there is a lack of research on the issue of informed consent for the genetic testing of children; therefore, it expects that any further guidelines will be of benefit only if more research emerges in this area. Furthermore, the HGSA does not provide direction on the matter of neonatal or prenatal testing.The issue of prenatal testing introduces particular ethical considerations insofar as definitions of personhood are contentious. Ethical guidelines for Australian practice in the area of genetic testing at the embryonic stage of human development appear to be lacking; however, various medical associations in the USA and Europe share similar positions to Australia. The main message is that, while prenatal testing is usually considered acceptable in instances of increased risk of foetal genetic disorders, embryo selection to avoid genetic disease is not appropriate in all circumstances. It depends on the gestational period at which selection would occur, and other factors including the disease’s severity, probability of occurrence and age of onset ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Offit</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>242</RecNum><DisplayText>(Offit &amp; Thom 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>242</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">242</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Offit, K.</author><author>Thom, P.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Ethical and legal aspects of cancer genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Oncology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Oncology</full-title></periodical><pages>435-443</pages><volume>34</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2007</year><pub-dates><date>Oct</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0093-7754</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000250419500012</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000250419500012</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.07.007</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Offit & Thom 2007).Testing for VHL mutations in children and embryos should be considered relative to the best available guidelines. Although such guidelines indicate that it should be avoided where possible, VHL syndrome certainly has the potential to manifest in childhood. This means that the issue of informed consent cannot safely be deferred until the child is of age. It is important that parents with children at risk of having a VHL mutation are well informed about the nature of the disease, screening procedures that may be avoided if mutations are ruled out by the testing of family members, and disease treatment regimes, with an unbiased presentation of the risks and benefits. The same information is also necessary for mutation carriers who are contemplating prenatal testing. Out of continuing respect for autonomy, these individuals should also be informed of the risk of conceiving affected offspring.Privacy and confidentialityThe principle of autonomy affirms the right to voluntary genetic testing, entailing access to the best available evidence of risks and benefits. Furthermore, it affirms the individual’s right to privacy. While a patient may choose to reveal information, genetic test results must usually be kept confidential by medical personnel. In the case of inherited genetic conditions, keeping the results of a genetic test confidential protects an individual’s right to privacy. However, it also limits the ability of family members to make informed choices with respect to their own health. Given that inheritable genetic disorders are both an individual and a family matter, ethical dilemmas can arise when a clinician is torn between maintaining the confidentiality of a patient’s test results and informing family members of their own corollary predisposition to disease ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Giarelli</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>238</RecNum><DisplayText>(Giarelli 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>238</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">238</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Giarelli, E.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Giarelli, E., University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.</auth-address><titles><title>Ethical issues in genetic testing. The experiences of one family diagnosed with an inherited cancer syndrome</title><secondary-title>Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society</full-title></periodical><pages>301-310</pages><volume>24</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>altruism</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>genetic counseling</keyword><keyword>genetic predisposition</keyword><keyword>genetic screening</keyword><keyword>genetics</keyword><keyword>Genetics and Reproduction</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>medical ethics</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>review</keyword><keyword>Sipple syndrome</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2001</year></dates><isbn>1533-1458</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Giarelli 2001). Although healthcare professionals recognise the need to maintain confidentiality in most clinical scenarios, some circumstances exist in which disclosure may be permissible, even required. Especially from a legal perspective, these are typically scenarios in which a threat to a third party is considered ‘imminent’ and ‘serious’. Judging which specific clinical situations warrant a breach of confidentiality remains one of the most difficult ethical issues raised by genetic testing. For this reason, groups such as the US Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Assessing Genetic Risks have proposed the following criteria that must be met before a clinician contemplates any disclosure of genetic information:All attempts to bring about voluntary disclosure must be exhausted.The seriousness of the harms posed by the genetic mutation must be imminent and certain.Effective means of preventive or therapeutic intervention must be available.If the harms risked by maintaining confidentiality are small and unlikely, and no reasonable medical intervention can be provided or accessed, a breach in confidentiality is considered wrong. By contrast, if the harms risked by maintaining confidentiality are substantial and certain, and there is effective treatment that can be readily accessed, a breach in confidentiality is considered ethically justified ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Winslow</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>241</RecNum><DisplayText>(Winslow et al 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>241</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">241</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Winslow, E. R.</author><author>Kodner, I. J.</author><author>Dietz, D. W.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Dietz, D.W., Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States</auth-address><titles><title>Ethics and genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery</full-title></periodical><pages>186-190</pages><volume>15</volume><number>3</number><keywords><keyword>APC protein</keyword><keyword>anticipation</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>beneficence</keyword><keyword>cancer surgery</keyword><keyword>colon cancer</keyword><keyword>colon polyp</keyword><keyword>colon resection</keyword><keyword>familial colon polyposis</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>genetic screening</keyword><keyword>health insurance</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>informed consent</keyword><keyword>justice</keyword><keyword>medical ethics</keyword><keyword>medical genetics</keyword><keyword>medical illustration</keyword><keyword>medical society</keyword><keyword>perceptive discrimination</keyword><keyword>postoperative hemorrhage</keyword><keyword>privacy</keyword><keyword>recognition</keyword><keyword>rectum polyp</keyword><keyword>science</keyword><keyword>sigmoidoscopy</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2005</year></dates><isbn>1043-1489</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Winslow et al 2005). Some authors have identified that the duty to inform family members of genetic risk—so that they can adopt early monitoring and prophylactic treatment if required—may be justified on the grounds that the clinician regards the entire family as the patient and, in this sense, revealing genetic information among family members does not represent a breach of confidentiality ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rogers</Author><Year>2004</Year><RecNum>245</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rogers &amp; Braunack-Mayer 2004)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>245</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">245</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rogers, W.A.</author><author>Braunack-Mayer, A.J.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Practical Ethics for General Practice</title></titles><dates><year>2004</year></dates><pub-location>Oxford</pub-location><publisher>Oxford University Press</publisher><accession-num>BE_03</accession-num><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Rogers & Braunack-Mayer 2004). However, as per considerations of informed consent, counselling is required before the disclosure of test results. Counselling helps the initial test recipient understand and deal with information, but also consider and state how much information they are prepared to share. Counselling the initial test recipient on the benefits of sharing information with close relatives and in turn providing counselling to those relatives, whether they be directly affected or not, requires considerable skill and sensitivity.While best practice is represented by striving to avoid breaking confidentiality, the Australian Government has enabled genetic counsellors to legally do so in serious cases through its 2006 amendment to the Privacy Act 1988. This amendment allows disclosure of genetic information without consent to relatives provided such disclosure is ‘necessary to lessen or prevent a serious threat to the life, health or safety whether or not the threat is imminent’ ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Suthers</Author><Year>2011</Year><RecNum>263</RecNum><DisplayText>(Suthers et al 2011)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>263</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">263</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Suthers, G. K.</author><author>McCusker, E. A.</author><author>Wake, S. A.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Alerting genetic relatives to a risk of serious inherited disease without a patient&apos;s consent</title><secondary-title>Med J Aust</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Med J Aust</full-title></periodical><pages>385-6</pages><volume>194</volume><number>8</number><edition>2011/04/19</edition><keywords><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Confidentiality/ legislation &amp; jurisprudence</keyword><keyword>Genetic Diseases, Inborn/ diagnosis/ genetics/therapy</keyword><keyword>Guidelines as Topic</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Informed Consent/ legislation &amp; jurisprudence</keyword><keyword>Truth Disclosure</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2011</year><pub-dates><date>Apr 18</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1326-5377 (Electronic)&#xD;0025-729X (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>21495936</accession-num><urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>sut11435_fm [pii]</electronic-resource-num><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Suthers et al 2011). In 2009 the NHMRC developed guidelines that provide the formal mechanism for implementation of the new provisions of the Privacy Act, which practitioners must comply with ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>National Health and Medical Research Council</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>264</RecNum><DisplayText>(National Health and Medical Research Council 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>264</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">264</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>National Health and Medical Research Council,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title> Use and disclosure of genetic information to a patient’s genetic relatives under section 95AA of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Guidelines for health practitioners in the private sector.</title></titles><number>12 September 2011</number><dates><year>2009</year></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><publisher>NHMRC</publisher><urls><related-urls><url>;(National Health and Medical Research Council 2009).Patients who undergo genetic testing are likely to have concerns, not only about sharing test results with family members, but also about who will have access to their test results, how the information will be used and for what purposes. Patients may be particularly concerned about the potential for health and life insurance companies, employers and financial institutions to use genetic information in order to discriminate against them. Confidentiality and privacy are of particular importance in these respects ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Beauchamp</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>243</RecNum><DisplayText>(Beauchamp &amp; Childress 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>243</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">243</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Beauchamp, T.L.,</author><author>Childress, J.F.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Principles of Biomedical Ethics</title></titles><edition>5th</edition><dates><year>2001</year></dates><pub-location>New York</pub-location><publisher>Oxford University Press</publisher><accession-num>BE_01</accession-num><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Beauchamp & Childress 2001). The perceived risk of this type of discrimination is discussed further directly below.Weighing risks and benefitsIn general, risks are to be minimised and benefits maximised. Risks associated with genetic testing are generally psychological and social, but by no means should risks to physical health be neglected. For example, tests that erroneously present an individual as a non-carrier of some genetic mutation may result in substantial physical harms to that individual, especially in the case of pre-symptomatic testing. Pre-symptomatic individuals will be afforded a false sense of security about their risk and will almost certainly miss the opportunity for screening procedures that offer the potential for early detection and intervention against disease.On the other hand, the ramifications of a false negative test in a symptomatic individual seeking to confirm a clinical diagnosis will be very different. In this case it is likely that the patient will experience some level of anxiety about symptoms that are not supported by a genetic diagnosis.True negative results are considered harmful mainly in the context of common diseases for which at-risk populations are large (eg colon and breast cancers). An individual may see a true negative result as reason to ignore screening recommendations for which there is an evidentiary basis. Logically, true negative results could also be of concern when considering rarer conditions whose genetic basis is only partly understood (eg those disorders for which only a portion of the responsible genes have been found). However, no literature was found expressing this concern. Paradoxically, negative test results may also lead to experiences of ‘survivor guilt’. When it comes to the psychologically harmful effects of a positive genetic test result, the risk must be weighed against the potential benefit of information that can lead to targeted surveillance, preventive measures and/or more specific and effective treatment ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Offit</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>242</RecNum><DisplayText>(Offit &amp; Thom 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>242</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">242</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Offit, K.</author><author>Thom, P.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Ethical and legal aspects of cancer genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Oncology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Oncology</full-title></periodical><pages>435-443</pages><volume>34</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2007</year><pub-dates><date>Oct</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0093-7754</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000250419500012</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000250419500012</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.07.007</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Offit & Thom 2007).Testing for VHL mutations in children and embryos should be considered in line with the best available guidelines. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Offit & Thom 2007; Winslow et al 2005). Some commentators have argued that the underwriting of health insurance premiums on the basis of genetic test results should not be an issue for Australian patients. Community rating dictates that all people pay the same rates for the same level of health cover, regardless of their health status and family history ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Delatycki</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>237</RecNum><DisplayText>(Delatycki 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>237</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">237</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Delatycki, M. B.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia. martin.delatycki@.au</auth-address><titles><title>Population screening for reproductive risk for single gene disorders in Australia: now and the future</title><secondary-title>Twin Res Hum Genet</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Twin Res Hum Genet</full-title></periodical><pages>422-30</pages><volume>11</volume><number>4</number><edition>2008/07/22</edition><keywords><keyword>Australia</keyword><keyword>Cystic Fibrosis/genetics</keyword><keyword>Female</keyword><keyword>Fragile X Syndrome/genetics</keyword><keyword>Genetic Diseases, Inborn/ genetics/ prevention &amp; control</keyword><keyword>Genetic Testing/economics/ethics/ methods/trends</keyword><keyword>Genetics, Population</keyword><keyword>Hemoglobinopathies/genetics</keyword><keyword>Heterozygote Detection/methods</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Informed Consent</keyword><keyword>Jews/genetics</keyword><keyword>Male</keyword><keyword>Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/genetics</keyword><keyword>Pregnancy</keyword><keyword>Risk Factors</keyword><keyword>Tay-Sachs Disease/genetics/prevention &amp; control</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2008</year><pub-dates><date>Aug</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1832-4274 (Print)&#xD;1832-4274 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>18637742</accession-num><urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1375/twin.11.4.422 [doi]&#xD;10.1375/twin.11.4.422 [pii]</electronic-resource-num><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Delatycki 2008). Life insurance, on the other hand, is not afforded the same level of protection against genetic discrimination. This may be defensible if health care is considered a basic or fundamental good or right, whereas death benefits are considered a commodity. The reduction of life insurance to a commodity, and thus very different from health insurance, is contestable.Either way, if genetic information is to be disclosed and used in underwriting, it must be used justly and fairly. If a person who has a known positive test for a genetic condition pays a higher premium than another, untested, person with an identical mutation, the underwriting practice is unjust, as it does not treat equally those with equal health risks. The potential for genetic discrimination raises an important issue. Societal acceptance of genetic disorders cannot be regulated by law, and those individuals known to suffer from conditions of a hereditary nature may be subject to stigma due to shortened life expectancy, of the kind that surrounds much disability. Statutory provisions provide protection against discrimination at the level of the workplace and insurance industries, but societal discrimination can only be ameliorated through education of the public ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Winslow</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>241</RecNum><DisplayText>(Winslow et al 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>241</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">241</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Winslow, E. R.</author><author>Kodner, I. J.</author><author>Dietz, D. W.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Dietz, D.W., Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States</auth-address><titles><title>Ethics and genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery</full-title></periodical><pages>186-190</pages><volume>15</volume><number>3</number><keywords><keyword>APC protein</keyword><keyword>anticipation</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>beneficence</keyword><keyword>cancer surgery</keyword><keyword>colon cancer</keyword><keyword>colon polyp</keyword><keyword>colon resection</keyword><keyword>familial colon polyposis</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>genetic screening</keyword><keyword>health insurance</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>informed consent</keyword><keyword>justice</keyword><keyword>medical ethics</keyword><keyword>medical genetics</keyword><keyword>medical illustration</keyword><keyword>medical society</keyword><keyword>perceptive discrimination</keyword><keyword>postoperative hemorrhage</keyword><keyword>privacy</keyword><keyword>recognition</keyword><keyword>rectum polyp</keyword><keyword>science</keyword><keyword>sigmoidoscopy</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2005</year></dates><isbn>1043-1489</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Winslow et al 2005).Access issuesIndividuals who undergo genetic testing deserve justice in resource allocation. But how would this work? Access to treatment should be provided in the event that results provide evidence of mutation. How cost-effective this treatment must be before being publicly funded is a matter for debate. Suspected VHL syndrome patients from both rural and remote areas and metropolitan centres would have a blood sample taken by their general practitioner, which would then be sent away for analysis. Given the rarity of the condition, only three Australian pathology laboratories offer VHL genetic testing. It is expected that referral overseas would not be a common occurrence given the relatively low demand for this service. With current funding for VHL genetic testing being provided either by the state/territory governments, where testing may be limited by budgetary constraints, or at a personal cost to the patient, it is probable that not all patients with VHL syndrome or at-risk relatives are being tested, raising questions of justice. Listing VHL genetic testing on the MBS should increase access to the test for all individuals who require it.It should be noted that the quality of genetic testing varies significantly ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Offit</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>242</RecNum><DisplayText>(Offit &amp; Thom 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>242</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">242</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Offit, K.</author><author>Thom, P.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Ethical and legal aspects of cancer genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Oncology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Oncology</full-title></periodical><pages>435-443</pages><volume>34</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2007</year><pub-dates><date>Oct</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0093-7754</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000250419500012</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000250419500012</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.07.007</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Offit & Thom 2007) and that VHL genetic testing is not an exception. The test available from the Cancer Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, cannot detect large deletions, and therefore may miss some VHL diagnoses. On the other hand, the Molecular Pathology Division of the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science in Adelaide, SA, and the service offered in WA undertake procedures that enable detection of virtually all VHL cases.Direct-to-consumer testingThe potential for psychological harm caused by genetic testing in the context of poor or absent counselling cannot be overstated. Nor can the potential for psychological and physical harm caused by inappropriate clinical decisions based on an inaccurate performance or interpretation of genetic tests. In light of these concerns, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has emerged as an issue of ethical significance. A key example of DTC genetic testing is that for breast cancer in the USA. The advertising of these tests has generated huge increases in demand while simultaneously resulting in substantial decreases in the referral of high-risk individuals. This suggests that advertisements for DTC genetic tests may downplay the limitations of genetic testing and increase the number of individuals who, having been tested, do not adequately appreciate the meaning of their results. Furthermore, much unnecessary and harmful anxiety and complacency may be generated, depending on the nature of test results, and mistakes in health management are likely to occur ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Offit</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>242</RecNum><DisplayText>(Offit &amp; Thom 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>242</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">242</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Offit, K.</author><author>Thom, P.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Ethical and legal aspects of cancer genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Seminars in Oncology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Seminars in Oncology</full-title></periodical><pages>435-443</pages><volume>34</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2007</year><pub-dates><date>Oct</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0093-7754</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000250419500012</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000250419500012</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.07.007</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Offit & Thom 2007).SummaryGenetic testing raises the following range of ethical issues and, in some cases, dilemmas:On balance, it appears ethically acceptable provided that testing is both preceded and followed by adequate counselling on, among other things, the limitations and significance of test results, including possible ramifications for family members and the possible courses of effective treatment should a test result be positive.Diseases without effective treatment options should not be tested for.Counselling is necessary in order to ensure informed consent and minimise risks of harm, both psychological and, in the longer term, physical.Test results should remain confidential, although the patient should be counselled on the benefit of sharing information with family members who may benefit.As always, confidentiality should be broken only if risks to others are serious, imminent, certain and avoidable, and attempts at encouraging voluntary disclosure have been exhausted.Testing should be available, and not overly financially burdensome, to all who might benefit from it.If genetic tests were to underwrite health or life insurance premiums, they would have to do so fairly. It is far from clear how that would work, nor what role voluntary disclosure would play.Direct-to-consumer genetic testing appears to carry substantial risks.ConclusionWith respect to VHL testing, the above ethical analysis would suggest that the test should only be offered on the MBS if it is performed in conjunction with genetic counselling from accredited counsellors with familiarity both in the interpretation of VHL test results and in the management implications for the index case and family members.What are the economic considerations?In its assessment of a new service, the MSAC is required to consider not only the comparative effectiveness and safety of the service but also the comparative cost and cost-effectiveness of the service. Thus, an economic evaluation based on the clinical evidence of adding/substituting the service under MSAC consideration to/for the main comparator(s) in the population, and in the setting for which subsidy is required, is presented. In addition, an analysis that examines the financial impact to the Australian healthcare system of subsidising the proposed new service is presented.The purpose of an economic evaluation is to inform the MSAC as to the additional costs and additional gains (health or other socially relevant outcomes) of the proposed service over the comparator when used in the Australian healthcare system. This is to ensure that society’s ultimately scarce resources are allocated to those activities from which it will get the most value; that is, it seeks to enhance economic efficiency. The costing exercise conducted is not intended for fee scheduling purposes, and is not necessarily a recommendation for funding the service at these levels.Existing literatureThe literature from the databases listed in Appendix F was searched to identify studies that met the inclusion criteria outlined a priori in REF _Ref301865353 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 10 and REF _Ref301865411 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Box 11. These studies were assessed to determine the cost-effectiveness of using VHL genetic testing in patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome or in their family members.Box SEQ Box \* ARABIC 10Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the cost-effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL syndrome (index patient)Research questionIs VHL genetic testing cost-effective when used as an addition to clinical diagnostic approaches in the diagnosis of patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of VHL syndrome?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaStudy designAll relevant articles on economic models and trial-based economic evaluations, including the study designs listed in the ‘Intervention’ column of REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13PopulationPatients presenting with one or more clinical features suggestive of VHL syndromeInterventionVHL genetic testing to diagnose VHL gene mutations, and clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate, to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintComparator(s)Clinical diagnosis from family history, clinical history, tests including CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, blood tests and other tests as appropriate to identify any signs of disease other than presenting complaintOutcomesCost-effectiveness outcomes (cost, cost per relevant health outcome (eg LYG, QALY, DALY))Search period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they to provided a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identified CT = computed tomography; DALY = disability-adjusted life year; LYG = life-years gained; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; QALY = quality-adjusted life year; VHL = von Hippel-LindauBox SEQ Box \* ARABIC 11Inclusion criteria for identification of studies relevant to assessment of the cost-effectiveness of genetic testing for VHL mutations (family members)Research questionIs VHL genetic testing cost-effective when used as a triage test for lifelong screening of family members of patients who are positive for a VHL mutation?Selection criteriaInclusion criteriaStudy designAll relevant articles on economic models and trial-based economic evaluations, including the study designs listed in the ‘Intervention’ column of REF _Ref243303047 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 13PopulationClinically unaffected first- or second-degree family members of patients with clinically diagnosed VHL syndrome and/or a diagnosed VHL genetic abnormalityInterventionVHL genetic testing to screen for VHL gene mutations ± clinical testing (CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood tests) and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsComparator(s)Clinical testing and routine lifelong screening for neoplasms using CT, MRI, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam and blood testsOutcomesCost-effectiveness outcomes (cost, cost per relevant health outcome (eg LYG, QALY, DALY))Search period1993 – May 2011LanguageNon-English language articles were excluded unless they provided a higher level of evidence than the English language articles identified CT = computed tomography; DALY = disability-adjusted life year; LYG = life-years gained; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; QALY = quality-adjusted life year; VHL = von Hippel-LindauIs VHL genetic testing cost-effective? No relevant cost-effectiveness or cost-utility analysis assessing VHL genetic testing was identified in the literature. There was 1 cost–benefit analysis investigating the implications of multidisciplinary programs using clinical screening ± genetic testing for the management of VHL disease for the period of 1982–91 in Newfoundland, Canada ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Green</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>34</RecNum><DisplayText>(Green 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>34</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">34</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Thesis">32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Green, J. S.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Development, implementation and evaluation of clinical and genetic screening programs for hereditary tumour syndromes</title></titles><pages>530 p</pages><volume>Ph.D.</volume><keywords><keyword>Genetic Screening</keyword><keyword>Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary</keyword><keyword>Program Development</keyword><keyword>Cost Benefit Analysis</keyword><keyword>Interviews</keyword><keyword>Newfoundland</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>Record Review</keyword><keyword>Human</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><publisher>Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)</publisher><isbn>978-0-612-25771-9</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Green 1996). Another 4 cost analyses were also identified by the systematic review PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5IZXM8L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDAwPC9ZZWFyPjxSZWNO

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Atuk et al 1998; Catapano et al 2005; Gl?sker et al 1999; Hes 2000). A profile of key characteristics including study design and location, level and quality of evidence was developed for each study selected, and details are listed in Appendix G.In the article by Green (1996), costs and benefits were compared between i) the status quo situation (at that time) of not using screening investigations in the management of patients and family members diagnosed with, or at risk of, VHL syndrome (Program 1); ii) the use of clinical screening only (Program 2); and iii) the use of genetic testing plus clinical screening (Program 3). As Program 1 is no longer relevant to current clinical practice, only the results of Program 2 and Program 3 are summarised and presented in REF _Ref302396283 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 30. Table 30Costs and benefits of programs for management of VHL disease with clinical screening with or without genetic testing ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Green</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>34</RecNum><DisplayText>(Green 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>34</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">34</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Thesis">32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Green, J. S.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Development, implementation and evaluation of clinical and genetic screening programs for hereditary tumour syndromes</title></titles><pages>530 p</pages><volume>Ph.D.</volume><keywords><keyword>Genetic Screening</keyword><keyword>Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary</keyword><keyword>Program Development</keyword><keyword>Cost Benefit Analysis</keyword><keyword>Interviews</keyword><keyword>Newfoundland</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>Record Review</keyword><keyword>Human</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><publisher>Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)</publisher><isbn>978-0-612-25771-9</isbn><urls><related-urls><url> 2Program 3Program descriptionEducation and counsellingEducation and counsellingGenetic testingClinical screening for all affected individuals and first-degree family membersClinical screening for gene carriers Treatment of early diseaseaTreatment of early diseaseaCostsGeneticist’s salary (education, counselling and coordination of program) Geneticist’s salary (same as Program 2)Secretary’s salary (administration of program)Secretary’s salary (less than Program 2) Genetic testing Clinical screening for affected and all first-degree family membersbClinical screening for gene carriers only (less than Program 2)Early treatmentaEarly treatmenta (same as Program 2)BenefitsInformation Information Early diagnosis and treatmentaEarly diagnosis and treatmentaReduced morbidity and mortalityaReduced morbidity and mortalitya Much reduced anxietyaEven greater reduced anxietyaReassurance for non-carriersKnowledge for reproductive planninga Compared with Program 1 (without clinical/genetic screening); b Including healthcare costs (set of appointments), out-of-pocket expenses for family (travel and accommodation) and anxiety at time of screeningSource: ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Green</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>34</RecNum><DisplayText>(Green 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>34</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">34</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Thesis">32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Green, J. S.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Development, implementation and evaluation of clinical and genetic screening programs for hereditary tumour syndromes</title></titles><pages>530 p</pages><volume>Ph.D.</volume><keywords><keyword>Genetic Screening</keyword><keyword>Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary</keyword><keyword>Program Development</keyword><keyword>Cost Benefit Analysis</keyword><keyword>Interviews</keyword><keyword>Newfoundland</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>Record Review</keyword><keyword>Human</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><publisher>Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)</publisher><isbn>978-0-612-25771-9</isbn><urls><related-urls><url> (1996)For Program 2, annual clinical screening was offered to all patients diagnosed with VHL syndrome and their first-degree family members (at 50% risk of having the VHL mutation) until at least 50?years of age. Meanwhile, the genetic testing in Program 3 was offered to all first-degree relatives and the clinical screening to those who were VHL mutation carriers. It is noted that second-degree family members were not considered in either program. This is not consistent with either the current or proposed clinical pathway as described in the ‘Approach to assessment’ section of this assessment report, and has, therefore, resulted in an underestimate of the cost and benefit implications of VHL genetic testing. The cohort in the cost–benefit analysis in Green (1996) consisted of 78 patients with VHL syndrome or at-risk family members who participated in a screening program between 1982 and 1991 in Newfoundland, Canada. The analysis was performed using a societal perspective, so that both monetary and non-monetary costs and benefits to VHL patients, their family members and the healthcare system were considered. The direct costs of the clinical screening in Program 2 consisted of the investigation costs, the administration costs, the costs of treatment and out-of-pocket expenses. The costs of Program 3 were estimated from those of Program 2, assuming that genetic analysis had been introduced in 1982 as the first-step screening test for the same VHL families as involved in Program 2. The financial implications of death and disability (eg bilateral blindness and neurological or other medical disabilities that prevented normal employment) associated with delayed diagnosis and treatment of VHL syndrome were estimated on the basis of legal awards or insurance payments for loss of future wages due to death or similar disabilities of individuals of the same age but from the general public. There was no attempt to convert all costs and benefits (ie improved medical and/or psychosocial outcomes) into monetary units, given the acknowledged difficulties in valuing life and disability. Records of previously affected family members were retrospectively reviewed, and affected or unaffected members of VHL families participating in the screening programs were interviewed to collect data on the psychosocial costs and consequences of screening programs, for example anxiety about VHL disease and/or of screening investigations.The quality of the cost–benefit analysis performed by Green (1996) was assessed using a 10-item checklist for a sound economic evaluation ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Drummond</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>38</RecNum><DisplayText>(Drummond et al 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>38</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">38</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Book">6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Drummond, M.F.</author><author>Sculpher, M.J.</author><author>Torrance, G.W.</author><author>O&apos;Brien, B.J.</author><author>Stoddart, G.L.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes</title></titles><dates><year>2005</year></dates><pub-location>New York</pub-location><publisher>Oxford University Press</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Drummond et al 2005), as shown in REF _Ref301429127 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 31. Table 31Assessment of the cost–benefit analysis by Green (1996)ChecklistAppraisalWas a well-defined question posed in an answerable form?YesWas a comprehensive description of the competing alternatives given?YesWas the effectiveness of the programs or services established?No. A comparison of the clinical effects of Program 3 and Program 2 in terms of mortality and morbidity was not based on a clinical study, but was presumed by the authorWere all the important and relevant costs and consequences for each alternative identified?Not enough information to determineWere costs and consequences measured accurately in appropriate physical units?Not enough information to determineWere costs and consequences valued credibly?Not enough information to determineWere costs and consequences adjusted for differential timing?No discounting method was usedWas an incremental analysis of costs and consequences of alternatives performed?NoWas allowance made for uncertainty in the estimates of costs and consequences?No statistical analysis and/or sensitivity analysis was performedDid the presentation and discussion of study results include all issues of concern to users?NoOverall, the quality of the cost–benefit analysis was low. Data regarding clinical effects were collected from an observational study for Program 2 but not for Program 3. Thus, the effectiveness of genetic testing plus clinical screening compared with clinical screening alone was not established on the basis of clinical studies, but it was assumed by the author that the additional use of genetic screening in clinical practice would not change the mortality rates and the proportions of patients disabled by VHL syndrome. In addition, there was insufficient detail on which to determine whether the relevant costs and benefits were fully identified, accurately measured or credibly valued. Apart from the above two major limitations, the cost–benefit analysis was also flawed due to not using a method of discounting to convert ‘future’ costs and consequences to their values at the time of analysis; a lack of incremental analysis of costs and benefits; the absence of statistical and/or sensitivity analysis taking into account the uncertainties relating to the variables used in the analysis; and lack of discussion of the consistency, generalisability and applicability of the results.The results of the cost–benefit analysis, as reported by Green (1996), are presented in REF _Ref301434829 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 32. Table 32Comparison (in Canadian dollars) of costs and benefits of programs for management of VHL disease-Program 2Program 3Direct----Geneticist’s salary C$90,000C$90,000Secretary’s salary C$53,000C$33,000Genetic testingaC$0C$10,850Clinical screening for affectedSet of appointmentsOut-of-pocket expensesC$123,500C$17,000C$123,500C$17,000Clinical screening for at riskSet of appointmentsOut-of-pocket expensesC$89,280C$4,000C$20,160C$1,000TreatmentC$483,000C$483,000DisabilitiesC$0bC$0bTotal C$859,780C$778,510Indirect---DeathsDisabilitiesAnxiety+++Reduced family size+++a The unit cost of genetic testing for VHL mutation was C$350. b None of the participants were disabled by the VHL syndrome. All patients returned to work after treatment.Source: ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Green</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>34</RecNum><DisplayText>(Green 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>34</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">34</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Thesis">32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Green, J. S.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Development, implementation and evaluation of clinical and genetic screening programs for hereditary tumour syndromes</title></titles><pages>530 p</pages><volume>Ph.D.</volume><keywords><keyword>Genetic Screening</keyword><keyword>Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary</keyword><keyword>Program Development</keyword><keyword>Cost Benefit Analysis</keyword><keyword>Interviews</keyword><keyword>Newfoundland</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>Record Review</keyword><keyword>Human</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><publisher>Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)</publisher><isbn>978-0-612-25771-9</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Green 1996) No cost for disability was identified, as none of the participants were disabled due to complications associated with VHL disease, nor was the cost for death included in the cost–benefit analysis. Although one patient died and three patients developed unilateral blindness in the clinical screening group, these cases were caused by delayed investigation and treatment prior to 1982 (the year when Program 2 was implemented) and therefore were not included in the cost–benefit implications. The treatment costs were identical between the two groups, suggesting that the introduction of genetic testing for detection of mutations in the VHL gene is unlikely to change the treatment of VHL syndrome. The total direct costs for the management of VHL disease in the 78 patients or family members seen between 1982 and 1991, using genetic screening plus clinical testing (Program 3), were estimated to be C$778,510, which was about C$81,000 less than the costs of Program 2 (clinical screening only). The cost saving was attributable to the reduction in the number of at-risk family members that required clinical screening. In addition, the use of genetic screening resulted in beneficial effects on psychosocial outcomes, for example anxiety caused by VHL syndrome or the VHL screening programs and the loss of family members due to VHL-related deaths. In the study by Hes et al (2000) the cost saving associated with the reduction of lifelong screening in the Netherlands in 2000 was estimated. Using a disease prevalence of 1:40,000, the hypothetical number of Dutch patients with VHL syndrome would be 400. The authors assumed that 100 VHL patients had been identified and that the remaining 300 patients were identified among 200 first-degree family members with a 50% chance of having VHL syndrome (100) and 800 second-degree family members at 25% risk for the disease (200). Therefore, the populations requiring clinical screening were 400 patients with genetic testing available and 1,100 (100 + 200 + 800) persons in the absence of genetic analysis. Annual VHL screening included specialist consultations, radiological examinations (CNS and abdomen), biochemical urine tests and blood tests. The total costs were estimated to be €525 per person per year ( REF _Ref301430276 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 33). It was indicated that genetic testing for VHL mutation resulted in a cost saving of €367,500 (525 x 1,100 – 525 x 400) in the Netherlands in 2000, which was related to the avoidance of unnecessary clinical screening of the family members of VHL patients with negative genetic testing results. The financial implications of genetic screening for VHL mutations, as estimated by Hes et al (2000), did not take into account the costs of the genetic test or its interpretation and associated genetic counselling. As DNA analysis cost €600 in the Netherlands in 2000, the introduction of genetic testing for VHL mutations incurred an extra €292,500 (600 x 1,100 – 367,500) in the first year. The additional costs would have been offset in the second year, and the testing was proposed to save €367,500 for each year thereafter.Table 33Clinical monitoring of persons at risk of VHL syndromeItemCost per person per yearConsultationsOphthalmologist€35Neurologist€80Internist€80Radiological monitoringMRI of CNS and abdomena€195Abdominal ultrasounda€35Biochemical urine tests (urea, creatinine, VMA, norepinephrine, metanephrine, adrenaline and noradrenaline)€75Blood tests (blood count, creatinine, urea and electrolytes)€25Total annual costs €525a Radiological monitoring examinations were performed every 2?years; therefore, prices were halved for these two investigations. CNS = central nervous system; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; VMA = vanillylmandelic acid; VHL = von Hippel-LindauSource: (Hes et al 2000) REF _Ref301430610 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 34 summarises the costs of genetic testing and clinical screening reported in the remaining included studies. Although the unit costs for genetic testing varied between studies, they consistently cost less than half of the annual cost for clinical screening investigations. Table 34Costs of genetic testing and clinical screening in various studies-Catapano et al (2005)Gl?sker et al (1999)Atuk et al (1998)CountryItaly GermanyUSAYear200519991998Genetic testing DHPLC DNA sequencing, Southern blotting and FISHSouthern blotting and SSCPDirect DNA sequencingCost of genetic testing per proband €250€280 if sequencing required€750€960€1,070 if sequencing requiredUS$260Cost of genetic screening per family member€120€290UnknownClinical screening investigationsPhysical examination24-hour urinary test (catecholamine and metanephrines)Ophthalmological examinationUpper abdominal ultrasoundMRI of neuraxisAudiogram MRI of inner ear MRI of the brainMRI of the spinal canalMRI of the abdomenOphthalmological examinationFluorescent angiography of the retina24-hour urinary catecholamine excretionOphthalmological examinationUrinary catecholamine measuresCost of annual clinical screening per person €1?400€2?570US$650DHPLC = denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography; DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; FISH = fluorescence in-situ hybridisation; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; SSCP = single strand conformation polymorphismOverall, none of the identified papers provided an estimate of the economic implications of genetic testing for VHL mutations in an Australian setting. The applicability of the results is further limited due to the outdated data, given that the genetic/clinical investigations and their costs have changed as technology has developed ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Green</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>34</RecNum><DisplayText>(Green 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>34</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">34</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Thesis">32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Green, J. S.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Development, implementation and evaluation of clinical and genetic screening programs for hereditary tumour syndromes</title></titles><pages>530 p</pages><volume>Ph.D.</volume><keywords><keyword>Genetic Screening</keyword><keyword>Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary</keyword><keyword>Program Development</keyword><keyword>Cost Benefit Analysis</keyword><keyword>Interviews</keyword><keyword>Newfoundland</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>Record Review</keyword><keyword>Human</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><publisher>Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)</publisher><isbn>978-0-612-25771-9</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Green 1996). Nevertheless, the available evidence does give an indication that the cost savings associated with the use of VHL genetic testing are related to the exclusion of family members who do not have a VHL mutation from unnecessary lifelong clinical monitoring. Summary of cost-effectiveness No relevant cost-effectiveness or cost-utility analysis was identified evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the use of genetic testing for VHL mutations in addition to usual clinical diagnosis in patients suspected of having VHL syndrome, or when used as a triage test for lifelong screening of family members. One study compared the costs and benefits of the use of clinical screening only with genetic testing plus clinical screening, and 4 studies reported on the costs of clinical screening and VHL genetic testing, and found cost savings attributable to the reduction in the number of at-risk family members that required clinical screening. Green (1996) also found that the use of genetic screening resulted in beneficial psychosocial outcomes, for example reduced levels of anxiety associated with the use of VHL screening programs and an associated reduction in the likelihood of early death of family members.However, the applicability of these findings to an Australian setting is likely to be limited; therefore, their utility was primarily to inform the decision-analytic modelling that has been conducted according to the perspective of the Australian health system.Economic evaluationComparative effectiveness and costsBased on the systematic review presented in this report, no direct evidence was found to support the claim of improved effectiveness of genetic testing for a mutation in the VHL gene over clinical testing alone. However, VHL genetic testing, if performed with direct sequencing and a method for detecting large deletions, can be highly accurate and is likely to result in a change in management for family members who are negative for the VHL mutation. Consequently, this may result in changes to the cost of management. Potential cost and effectiveness changes are reported in REF _Ref303067215 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 35.Table 35Main differences in clinical management if genetic testing is used in combination with clinical testingClinical diagnosis is incorrect; patients are diagnosed sooner than they would ordinarily be if using a clinical diagnosisEffectivenessEarlier monitoring may lead to earlier treatment and improved health outcomes.CostsEarlier detection of some manifestations due to earlier monitoring may result in less costly procedures or interventions.Earlier detection may result in a period of monitoring that has no impact on the overall outcome of the disease (if awaiting a clinical diagnosis resulted in no adverse outcomes).VHL genotyping may provide insight into the likely manifestation (phenotype) of VHL syndromeEffectivenessPatients may be spared uncomfortable or unsafe monitoring investigations.CostsResources can be used to target more likely manifestations of VHL syndrome.Asymptomatic family members can have their VHL genetic status verifiedEffectivenessFamily members may avoid the impact upon quality of life associated with lifelong screening or the psychological impact of not knowing one’s genetic status.CostsAvoiding the lifelong monitoring of family members who do not have the VHL mutation represents a substantial cost saving.Early diagnosis of asymptomatic family members who would not currently be screenedEffectivenessFamily members who would not normally be screened (because they are third-degree or more distant from the clinically diagnosed VHL patient) may be appropriately monitored and receive improved health outcomes.CostsThe additional monitoring will represent an additional cost.Incorrect clinical diagnosisIf VHL genetic testing is available, a small proportion of patients referred for further investigation but with insufficient symptoms to make a clinical diagnosis will be correctly identified as carrying the VHL gene mutation. In this case, although the clinical diagnosis was incorrect, it is likely that the patient will eventually be diagnosed with VHL syndrome in the absence of genetic verification because additional symptoms will emerge. In this population, the incremental effectiveness of genetic testing is the benefit associated with any additional monitoring (annual screening) occurring between when VHL syndrome could have been genetically verified until it was conclusively clinically diagnosed.There is a clear benefit associated with monitoring in patients with VHL syndrome. Early detection and treatment of retinal angiomas while they remain asymptomatic will result in improved visual outcomes compared with treatment once they become symptomatic PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5LcmV1c2VsPC9BdXRob3I+PFllYXI+MjAwNjwvWWVhcj48

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Similarly, fewer patients with VHL syndrome died over 5?years who received screening than those who did not receive screening, although this finding was not statistically significant due to the small sample size ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010). However, there are several problems when interpreting this data for an economic analysis. First, while it is clear that patients who are not diagnosed with VHL syndrome but who are identified as having a VHL mutation will receive additional monitoring, it is unclear whether this monitoring will be of benefit. Eventually, almost all patients with a VHL mutation will become symptomatic, and monitoring prior to this will only carry benefit if quality or length of life could be improved by an intervention that occurs earlier than when the symptoms manifest. Some symptoms of VHL syndrome will benefit more than others from early detection, and therefore there may be either great or little value associated with early diagnosis. It is also unclear whether patients who are referred for assessment of VHL syndrome-like symptoms, but who do not meet the full criteria for a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome, would be followed up at all. According to MESP advice, patients with features indicative of VHL syndrome would be followed up.In the case of misdiagnosed patients (clinically negative but with a VHL gene mutation), they are likely to be a very small proportion of all patients suspected of having VHL syndrome. Given the uncertainty surrounding the magnitude of the likely benefit, it is conservative to assume that the incremental effectiveness of genetic testing in this situation would be trivial, and thus to exclude it from consideration in the economic analysis.Genotype may inform phenotypeIn patients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome, genetic verification has the benefit of identifying the genotype of patients, which can be correlated with VHL phenotype. VHL syndrome type 1 tends to be more commonly associated with renal cell carcinoma and CNS haemangioblastomas but not phaeochromocytoma. VHL syndrome type 2 is more commonly associated with phaeochromocytoma as well as other manifestations of a VHL mutation. Theoretically, patients with certain phenotypes could have monitoring tailored to match the most likely manifestations of the disease. This may be particularly the case for patients who are phenotypically type 2C, in whom phaeochromocytomas are the only likely manifestation of VHL syndrome. However, no guidelines could be found suggesting that an approach to monitoring that is tailored for VHL phenotype would occur, and clinical expert advice suggests that changes in monitoring are unlikely to occur based on phenotype. Consequently, it is unclear whether knowing the genotype would alter current clinical management, nor whether such an alteration would result in a change in effectiveness or cost. As a consequence, this issue has not been considered in the economic model.Diagnosis of family membersCurrent clinical practice in Australia is to offer monitoring to first- and second-degree family members of patients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome. If the VHL mutation is inherited, approximately 50% of first-degree relatives and 25% of second-degree relatives will also carry the mutation. If the VHL genetic mutation is de novo, no family members will carry the mutation (or only the children of a de novo case).In the absence of genetic testing, first- and second-degree relatives are offered monitoring. If all first- and second-degree relatives accept, this would be a costly undertaking. If genetic testing is available, family members who may have inherited the VHL mutation are tested. This may stop at the mother and father if a de novo mutation is detected, or may extend across several generations. Importantly, assuming family members accept genetic testing, the VHL mutation can be tracked so that all family members that have inherited it are diagnosed regardless of how genetically distant.Family members who have not inherited the VHL mutation are spared the imposition of monitoring and any negative psychological impact of believing that they could be carrying a genetic disorder. Asymptomatic family members who carry the genetic mutation may be more agreeable to monitoring if they have genetic confirmation. As mentioned, appropriate long-term monitoring improves quality and length of life in patients with VHL syndrome. However, it is unclear whether the additional monitoring before onset of symptoms will improve long-term outcomes compared with monitoring that commences with the onset of symptoms. The number of family members who will be offered screening will be far higher in the absence of genetic testing than if it is available. In an ideal scenario, in which all family members who are offered monitoring accept surveillance, genetic testing will result in a substantial cost saving. Within a few years, the cost savings from avoiding unnecessary monitoring would offset the cost of genetic testing. However, in a more grounded scenario that accounts for a proportion of family members refusing monitoring, the cost of genetic testing may take longer to recoup, in particular if there are few costs involved in waiting for the first manifestation of VHL syndrome to begin monitoring. The costs associated with genetic testing and lifelong monitoring form the basis of the presented economic evaluation.Diagnosis of extended family membersIf the VHL mutation has been inherited for several generations (yet remained clinically undetected or misdiagnosed), it is possible that relatives of a patient with VHL syndrome more distant than second-degree may have inherited the gene. In the absence of genetic testing, these relatives would not be offered monitoring. If genetic testing is available (which will allow cascade testing), these patients will be positive for the familial VHL mutation and will be offered monitoring, potentially improving disease outcomes.SummaryThere are many non-quantifiable cost savings and benefits associated with the introduction of VHL genetic testing. The magnitude of these costs and benefits are uncertain and are primarily driven by increasing monitoring among patients and family members who may require it. The largest problem in determining potential benefits is that it is unclear how effective monitoring is, or how great is the harm associated with delayed diagnoses in patients who are not monitored.It is likely that, once a patient with VHL syndrome is clinically diagnosed, they will accept monitoring (or if inclined not to accept monitoring, would continue not to do so even with additional genetic verification), and therefore the benefit of monitoring associated with earlier diagnosis should only be measured until the first clinical symptom or manifestation. If the first manifestation is an incurable renal cell carcinoma, the benefit of monitoring may be significant. If the first manifestation is far more benign, there may be no benefit to monitoring at all, and the earlier diagnosis will have only resulted in the added burden and cost of the monitoring between diagnosis and manifestation. These cost-effectiveness differences are uncertain and will only apply to a very small proportion of patients (1.4% of patients are determined to be clinically negative but are found to have a VHL mutation), and have not been considered in this evaluation.There are, however, quantifiable cost savings associated with the avoidance of monitoring in family members who do not carry the VHL mutation. The magnitude of the cost saving will be dependent on the proportion of family members of a patient clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome who would accept monitoring, and for how long they would persevere with monitoring prior to becoming non-compliant.Unfortunately, no direct evidence comparing genetic testing plus clinical diagnosis with clinical diagnosis alone was identified that reported a change in patient or family health outcomes. This is unsurprising given that the primary role of genetic testing in patients with suspected VHL syndrome is confirmatory, and genetic testing in family members is to avoid unnecessary monitoring rather than to instigate monitoring. Consistent with this, and on the advice from the PASC, the presented economic evaluation has not included a consideration of the differences in health outcomes (ie an assessment of comparative treatment effectiveness) as a consequence of VHL genetic testing. However, it is acknowledged that in some (few) cases genetic testing will result in appropriate monitoring—and potentially improved health outcomes—when a clinical diagnosis alone would not.Due to the multiple uncertainties in the economic evaluation, several inputs have been varied in sensitivity analyses to explore the cost comparison of VHL genetic testing. The population and circumstances for using VHL genetic testing are summarised in REF _Ref303346082 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 36.Table 36Proposed PICO for using VHL genetic testing in the Australian populationPopulation InterventionComparatorType of analysis Outcome measureIndividuals suspected of having VHL syndrome Clinical diagnosis plus genetic testingClinical diagnosis aloneCost comparisonIncremental cost of lifetime management of VHL disease per individual Asymptomatic family members of individual suspected of having VHL syndrome Genetic testingNo testCost comparison Incremental cost of lifetime management of VHL disease per members of family of individual suspected of having VHL syndromeStructure of economic modelThis economic model is a cost comparison of the management of one patient referred with suspected VHL syndrome and their asymptomatic family members in the presence and absence of genetic testing. The model is separated into two sections—the costs of the diagnosis and monitoring of an individual who presents with symptoms suggestive of VHL syndrome (the target population for the genetic test), and the costs incurred in the subsequent screening and monitoring of first- and second-degree relatives.Short-term modelPatients present with symptoms suggestive of VHL syndrome and are diagnosed using clinical testing or a combination of clinical and genetic testing. Once their VHL genetic status has been decided, patients are then offered monitoring. In the base case, monitoring for VHL disease is accepted by 100% of individuals (they are all presumed to be symptomatic) diagnosed with VHL syndrome. This assumption may be inaccurate; however, a refusal of monitoring in symptomatic patients may incur detriments in quality or length of life and added costs involved with later diagnoses of VHL-related manifestations. Therefore, to assume all patients will accept monitoring in the short term may be conservative.Family members of patients who are diagnosed with VHL syndrome are offered monitoring (in the clinical testing only arm), or genetic testing and then monitoring based upon the outcome of the genetic test (in the genetic testing arm). A proportion of family members in the genetic testing arm will refuse the genetic test, although they will still be offered monitoring according to current practice. As family members are all asymptomatic, it is assumed that a proportion of those refusing the genetic test will also refuse monitoring.As shown in REF _Ref305061878 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 8, individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome are given clinical testing in combination with genetic testing, or clinical testing alone. Patients are then offered monitoring based upon the information gained from the testing, and enter a monitoring or no-monitoring state based upon their acceptance or refusal of monitoring. In the base case, monitoring is assumed to be accepted in 100% of cases.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 8Determining the monitoring status of the individual patient suspected of having VHL syndromeDeveloped in TreeAge Pro 2011CT = clinical testing, GT = genetic testingThe modelling of the impact on first- and second-degree relatives is dependent upon the eventual clinical diagnosis of the individual presenting for investigation, and whether a genetic test was performed.For individuals who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome ( REF _Ref305062184 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 9):If the genetic test results are unknown, all first- and second-degree relatives are offered lifelong monitoring (a proportion will refuse).However, if the genetic status is known, and the individual has an identifiable VHL mutation, family members are offered a genetic test. Those who accept the test will be offered lifelong monitoring if they are positive and will require no monitoring if they are negative. It is this outcome that will drive the cost savings of the genetic testing arm of the model. Those who refuse the genetic test will be offered lifelong monitoring as per current clinical practice. It is possible that the refusal of the test and subsequent refusal of monitoring may be correlated, but this has not been modelled. According to expert opinion, there will be patients who will accept monitoring but will refuse genetic testing.Among patients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome for which there is no identifiable genetic mutation, genetic testing would not be offered to relatives. However, it is possible that the VHL syndrome is hereditary despite the lack of genetic diagnosis (ie mutation has yet to be identified), and relatives would still be offered lifelong monitoring. This could change in the near future as the sensitivity of genetic testing improves, such that patients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome who have no detectable genetic mutation may be considered clinical misdiagnoses, and monitoring of the individual or family may not be offered (expert opinion). This may further reduce the number of individuals and family members who are inappropriately being monitored, and benefit the genetic testing arm of the model.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 9Determining the monitoring status of first- and second-degree relatives of an individual clinically diagnosed with VHL syndromeDeveloped in TreeAge Pro 2011 CT = clinical testing, GT = genetic testingFor patients who are not clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome ( REF _Ref305062430 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 10):If the genetic status of the individual is unknown, no relatives will be offered monitoring.If the genetic status of the individual is negative, no relatives will be offered genetic testing or monitoring.If the genetic status of the individual is positive, the relatives will be offered genetic testing, which they may accept or refuse, and monitoring (unless they are found to be genetically negative), which, again, they may accept or refuse.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 10Determining the monitoring status of first- and second-degree relatives of an individual with suspected but not clinically diagnosed with VHL syndromeDeveloped in TreeAge Pro 2011 CT = clinical testing, GT = genetic testingLong-term modelOnce monitoring status has been decided, both individuals and family members are entered into the long-term Markov model (a simplified schematic is shown in REF _Ref305062646 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 11). 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA Poulsen et al (2010)The transition of patients or family members who do not have a genetically identifiable mutation from the no-monitoring to a monitoring health state is not possible in the model. In the case that a patient has a mutation in the VHL gene that cannot be detected by current genetic testing, this transition would remain possible. However, the literature states that the VHL mutation detection rate when using a combination of genetic testing methods (Southern blot analysis, MLPA, gene sequencing) approaches 100%, and it is unclear whether patients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome yet have no detectable genetic mutation are misdiagnoses or have a mutation that has not yet been described. If the former, the assumption used in the model is that the patient and family members who decide against monitoring will not transit to a monitoring state as they have no chance of manifesting symptoms. Any patients with true VHL syndrome who cannot be genetically verified will exist in both arms of the model, and will be offered monitoring in both arms, and this simplification of the model will have no impact upon the final incremental costs reported. Genetically positive individuals or family members (with or without symptoms) who are not offered or refuse monitoring are likely to have a higher mortality rate than those who accept monitoring ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010). This has been discussed earlier and is difficult to quantify; however, so as not to disadvantage genetic testing in the model, all patients who become symptomatic with VHL syndrome who are in a no-monitoring state are assumed to transit to a monitoring state.The cost inputs used for the model are provided in REF _Ref303346479 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 40 and REF _Ref424135247 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 41.Table 40Costs associated with monitoring patients or family members with possible VHL syndrome-CostSourceFrequency0–4 years---Eye/retinal exam$82.30MBS item 104AnnuallyAnnual total$82.305–14 years---Eye/retinal exam$82.30MBS item 104AnnuallyPhysical/neurological assessment$82.30MBS item 104AnnuallyUrine or blood sample test$40.20MBS item 66779AnnuallyAnnual total$204.8015+ years---Eye/retinal exam$82.30MBS item 104AnnuallyPhysical/neurological assessment$82.30MBS item 104AnnuallyUrine or blood sample test$40.20MBS item 66779AnnuallyAbdominal ultrasonographyUnit cost $111.30cost per year $55.65MBS item 55036Every second yearMRI with gadolinium of brain and spineUnit cost $492.80cost per year $246.40MBS item 63111Every second yearCT scan of abdomenUnit cost $360.00cost per year $180.00MBS item 56407Every second yearAnnual total$686.85Note: Investigations required were determined on advice from the MESP.MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; CT = clinical testingTable 41Costs associated with the genetic testing and genetic counselling of individuals or family members with possible VHL syndromeCostSourceGenetic counselling$253.90MBS item 132Genetic testing of an individual$600.00From the protocol (proposed fee)Genetic testing of family members$340.00From the protocol (proposed fee)Model assumptionsPrevalenceThe prevalence of VHL syndrome has been estimated from the studies in REF _Ref303329153 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 17. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Lonser et al 2003; Maher et al 1990). As life expectancy of patients with VHL syndrome is similar to that of the general population ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>9</RecNum><DisplayText>(Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>9</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">9</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Nordstrom-O&apos;Brien, M.</author><author>van der Luijt, R. B.</author><author>van Rooijen, E.</author><author>van den Ouweland, A. M.</author><author>Majoor-Krakauer, D. F.</author><author>Lolkema, M. P.</author><author>van Brussel, A.</author><author>Voest, E. E.</author><author>Giles, R. H.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands.</auth-address><titles><title>Genetic analysis of von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Hum Mutat</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Hum Mutat</full-title></periodical><pages>521-37</pages><volume>31</volume><number>5</number><edition>2010/02/13</edition><keywords><keyword>Frameshift Mutation</keyword><keyword>Genetic Association Studies</keyword><keyword>Germ-Line Mutation</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Kidney Neoplasms/genetics</keyword><keyword>Mutation</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/ diagnosis/ genetics/pathology</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2010</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1098-1004 (Electronic)&#xD;1059-7794 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>20151405</accession-num><urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1002/humu.21219 [doi]</electronic-resource-num><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Nordstrom-O'Brien et al 2010), life expectancy of both individuals and family members with a VHL mutation has been estimated using the 2007–09 Australian life tables ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Australian Bureau of Statistics</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>258</RecNum><DisplayText>(Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010a)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>258</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">258</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Australian Bureau of Statistics,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Life Tables, Australia, 2007-2009 </title></titles><number>17 August 2011</number><dates><year>2010</year><pub-dates><date>10 November 2010</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010a). There are no data on the average age of relatives and they are therefore assumed to be spread over the entire age range (this has been modelled by assuming that relatives’ ages are distributed according to the Australian population pyramid ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Australian Bureau of Statistics</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>259</RecNum><DisplayText>(Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010b)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>259</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">259</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Australian Bureau of Statistics,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories, Jun 2010 </title></titles><number>17 August 2011</number><dates><year>2010</year><pub-dates><date>20 December 2010</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010b). Family members therefore have an average age of 37?years. While first- and second-degree relatives of an individual who is clinically diagnosed with VHL are likely to be of all ages, younger family members are more likely to be identified as having inherited the VHL gene, for the simple reason that older family members are likely to have already become symptomatic if they had a VHL mutation, and thus effectively be a ‘patient’. Therefore, while genetic testing may be offered to all family members, it is much less likely that a VHL mutation will be found through familial cascade testing in patients older than 40?years of age ( REF _Ref305065035 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 12). To represent this in the model is difficult, but it is likely that its effect would not be substantial and would simply represent a shift in the average age of those who are able to avoid monitoring.Number of relativesThe average number of relatives of a patient who is suspected of having VHL disease is assumed to be 11.5 ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Pathology Services Table Committee</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>29</RecNum><DisplayText>(Pathology Services Table Committee 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>29</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">29</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Government Document">46</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Pathology Services Table Committee,</author></authors><secondary-authors><author>Department of Health and Ageing</author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title>MSAC Referral for a test to detect heritable genetic variants</title></titles><dates><year>2010</year></dates><pub-location>Canberra</pub-location><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Pathology Services Table Committee 2010). The majority of the costs associated with VHL disease will be monitoring in first- and second-degree relatives; therefore, this value has been varied across scenarios. This figure is supported by a US study in which the average number of living first- and second-degree relatives was 12.49 ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Garceau</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>257</RecNum><IDText>331-42</IDText><DisplayText>(Garceau et al 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>257</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">257</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Garceau, A.</author><author>Wideroff, L.</author><author>McNeel, T.</author><author>Dunn, M.</author><author>Graubard, B. I.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 , USA.</auth-address><titles><title>Population estimates of extended family structure and size</title><secondary-title>Community Genet</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Community Genet</full-title></periodical><pages>331-42</pages><volume>11</volume><number>6</number><edition>2008/08/12</edition><keywords><keyword>Adult</keyword><keyword>Aged</keyword><keyword>Demography</keyword><keyword>*Family</keyword><keyword>*Family Characteristics</keyword><keyword>Family Health</keyword><keyword>Female</keyword><keyword>*Genetics, Population</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Male</keyword><keyword>Middle Aged</keyword><keyword>Multivariate Analysis</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>Population Groups</keyword><keyword>Regression Analysis</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2008</year></dates><isbn>1422-2833 (Electronic)&#xD;1422-2795 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>18690001</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url> [pii]&#xD;10.1159/000133305</electronic-resource-num><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Garceau et al 2008). This was roughly made up of 5 first-degree and 7.5 second-degree relatives.Likelihood of an inherited VHL mutation in relativesRasmussen et al (2010) reported that 26% of tested family members had inherited the VHL mutation. This is consistent with the theoretical calculation of gene transmission. Based on 5 first-degree and 7.5 second-degree relatives ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Garceau</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>257</RecNum><DisplayText>(Garceau et al 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>257</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">257</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Garceau, A.</author><author>Wideroff, L.</author><author>McNeel, T.</author><author>Dunn, M.</author><author>Graubard, B. I.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 , USA.</auth-address><titles><title>Population estimates of extended family structure and size</title><secondary-title>Community Genet</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Community Genet</full-title></periodical><pages>331-42</pages><volume>11</volume><number>6</number><edition>2008/08/12</edition><keywords><keyword>Adult</keyword><keyword>Aged</keyword><keyword>Demography</keyword><keyword>*Family</keyword><keyword>*Family Characteristics</keyword><keyword>Family Health</keyword><keyword>Female</keyword><keyword>*Genetics, Population</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Male</keyword><keyword>Middle Aged</keyword><keyword>Multivariate Analysis</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>Population Groups</keyword><keyword>Regression Analysis</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2008</year></dates><isbn>1422-2833 (Electronic)&#xD;1422-2795 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>18690001</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url> [pii]&#xD;10.1159/000133305</electronic-resource-num><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Garceau et al 2008), who have a 50% and 25% chance, respectively, of inheriting a germ-line VHL mutation, in 80% of cases (non de novo cases; Evans et al 2010) we would expect 3.5 relatives (28%) to have inherited it.Genetic testing uptakeIt has been assumed that all patients who are referred for investigation of VHL syndrome will accept genetic testing. There will obviously be a number who refuse, but this number is likely to be small. If patients do refuse genetic testing, then the costs and outcomes associated with genetic testing will be diluted. It is likely, and has been modelled, that a proportion of family members who are offered genetic testing will refuse. In the base case, this is estimated to be 40% ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010). Irrespective of whether they accept genetic testing or not, patients who are eligible for monitoring are offered monitoring. This means that, for patients who refuse genetic testing, lifelong monitoring will be offered as would ordinarily be done in the absence of genetic testing. It has been assumed that monitoring compliance in family members is unrelated to whether they accept or refuse genetic testing. While no comparative data of monitoring compliance was found, it is difficult to accept that family members who refuse genetic testing will agree to monitoring with the same compliance as those who are genetically confirmed as carrying a VHL mutation, although expert opinion supports that some patients will be happy to receive monitoring while refusing genetic testing. It is more likely that monitoring compliance would be greater among family members who would agree to genetic testing were it available, and are certain that they are carrying a VHL mutation.Consequently, it is possible that, while genetic testing will help avoid lifelong monitoring among family members who are not VHL mutation carriers, it may also increase monitoring among family members who are definite carriers.Increasing monitoring may have a positive impact on patient outcomes ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010). The absence of evidence on whether genetic testing improves monitoring compliance, and the difficulty in extracting evidence of monitoring effectiveness for VHL patients who are yet to manifest VHL symptoms (rather than for VHL patients who have already been identified clinically), inhibits the assessment of benefits associated with improved monitoring as a consequence of genetic testing.Lifelong monitoring compliancePatients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome are assumed to accept and be compliant with monitoring. It is likely that some patients will be less compliant with monitoring and this is likely to vary over time; however, it is unclear how this non-compliance would affect the model. While non-compliance would result in cost savings by avoiding resource use for monitoring, it may result in greater expenditure and potential life-years lost associated with a delayed diagnosis of a VHL-related neoplasm. Furthermore, it is unclear whether genetic testing would impact upon compliance with VHL monitoring; therefore, it would be conservative to assume that compliance would be similar in both arms.Currently, patients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome but who are not found to have the genetic mutation are offered lifelong monitoring. The families of these patients are also offered monitoring but not genetic testing.All first- and second-degree relatives of patients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome will be offered lifelong monitoring, while those family members who are shown not to have inherited the VHL mutation are spared monitoring in the genetic testing arm. As previously mentioned, only 60% of family members will actually accept genetic testing, and all those who do not accept it will be offered monitoring. The base case of the model assumes that 40% of patients will be compliant with monitoring ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010).It is likely that, once an individual with a VHL mutation becomes symptomatic, compliance with monitoring will rise. For family members who initially refuse monitoring, it is possible that they will become symptomatic in time (if they are carrying the VHL mutation) and may commence monitoring. The rate at which they will return to monitoring has been estimated from Poulsen et al (2010). As in REF _Ref305065035 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 12, the likelihood of manifesting symptoms is not linear. Transition probabilities of 0.5% between 0 and 19?years of age, 5% between 20 and 39?years of age and 10% after the age of 40?years have been used to estimate the likelihood of manifesting symptoms, according to Poulsen et al (2010). These transition probabilities have been applied to family members with the VHL mutation who initially refuse monitoring but will transition to the monitoring health state.In family members who accept monitoring but do not have a VHL mutation, it is assumed that they will eventually cease monitoring at age 70?years (expert opinion). It is unlikely that family members would continue to be compliant with monitoring if they have not manifested symptoms of VHL disease by then.The data used for genetic testing uptake and monitoring compliance is derived from VHL families in Mexico ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010); however, it is unclear whether these data are transferrable to the Australian setting. Improved genetic counselling and government reimbursed health care may increase these rates, so an ideal scenario of 100% testing uptake and 100% monitoring compliance has been presented.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 12Modelled transition of asymptomatic patients with a VHL mutation to symptomatic based upon the observed freedom from VHL-related symptoms reported by Poulsen et al (2010)ResultsDue to the complexity of the model, schematics showing the delivery of individuals and family members to the long-term Markov model have been provided. The numbers in these schematics are derived from the base case. Individuals suspected of having VHL syndromeAs a consequence of the high correlation between the genetic test and clinical diagnosis, there is very little difference between the proportions of individuals who receive monitoring for VHL syndrome whether a genetic test to detect VHL mutations is available or not. This is reflected in very similar costs between the two arms of the model for individual patients. There is a small proportion of patients (1.4%) who will be diagnosed positive with the genetic test that would be missed with clinical testing alone ( REF _Ref303070776 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 13 and REF _Ref303070786 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 14); however, the model assumes that more than 98% of these will become symptomatic before dying, and so spend some time in the monitoring health state. As no consequence of delayed monitoring has been costed, the removal of these patients from monitoring results in a small incremental saving in the clinical-testing-only arm. This is less than $100 in discounted costs and is inconsequential to the model.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 13Delivery of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome to the long-term model in the absence of genetic testing+ve = positive, -ve = negative, GT = outcome of the genetic test for the VHL gene (note: in models with clinical testing only this outcome is unknown and is represented in italics, however the genetic mutation status will inform the appropriateness of monitoring in the clinical and genetic arms of the models) Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 14Delivery of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome to the long term model with genetic testing+ve = positive, -ve = negative, GT = outcome of the genetic test for the VHL gene (note: in models with clinical testing only this outcome is unknown and is represented in italics, however the genetic mutation status will inform the appropriateness of monitoring in the clinical and genetic arms of the models) Family members of patients suspected of having VHL syndromeAmong family members, the impact of introducing genetic testing is clear. Once again, a small proportion of family members will be diagnosed that would not ordinarily be diagnosed with clinical testing alone (0.4%). However, this proportion is overshadowed by the number of patients in the no-monitoring health state that arrive there because they refuse monitoring; this is approximately equal between the arms. The only clear difference between the two arms is the proportion of patients who are being monitored. In the clinical-diagnosis-only arm, 26.4% of family members are in the monitoring state ( REF _Ref303355054 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 15), compared with 16.2% in the genetic testing arm ( REF _Ref303355064 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 16). This reduction in monitoring rate is achieved without compromising the overall proportion of VHL mutation positive patients receiving monitoring. In both arms approximately 9.5% of patients who are VHL mutation positive begin in the no-monitoring health state.These percentages are perhaps difficult to interpret because a proportion of families (32.5%) are related to individuals who are not clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome or who do not have a VHL mutation in the model, and therefore would be inappropriate to monitor irrespective of the introduction of genetic testing. It may be more informative to compare the proportion of patients who are receiving monitoring that should be receiving monitoring, and the proportion who are being inappropriately monitored. This is presented in REF _Ref303070448 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 42.Table 42Appropriateness of monitoring in individuals and families with and without VHL genetic testing-Clinical onlyClinical and geneticDifferenceIndividuals---Proportion of those who should receive monitoring who are being monitoreda97.9%100%2.1%Proportion receiving monitoring who should not be receiving monitoringb0%0%0%Families---Proportion of those who should receive monitoring who are being monitoreda39.3%40.0%0.7%Proportion receiving monitoring who should not be receiving monitoringb66.5%44.4%–22.1%a Individuals who are clinically or genetically positive—family members who are genetically positive or are relatives of individuals who were clinically diagnosed but without identifying a VHL mutationb Individuals who are genetically and clinically negative—family members of genetically and clinically negative individuals, and genetically negative family members of genetically positive individualsFigure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 15Delivery of first and second degree relatives of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome to the long term model in the absence of genetic testing+ve = positive, -ve = negative, GT = outcome of the genetic test for the VHL gene (note: in models with clinical testing only this outcome is unknown and is represented in italics, however the genetic mutation status will inform the appropriateness of monitoring in the clinical and genetic arms of the models) Figure 16Delivery of first and second degree relatives of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome to the long term model with genetic testing+ve = positive, -ve = negative, GT = outcome of the genetic test for the VHL gene (note: in models with clinical testing only this outcome is unknown and is represented in italics, however the genetic mutation status will inform the appropriateness of monitoring in the clinical and genetic arms of the models) Long-term modelAs presented in REF _Ref303070776 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 13 and REF _Ref303070786 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 14, the introduction of genetic testing increases initial monitoring in individuals suspected of VHL syndrome by about 1.4%. This is due to the fact that clinical testing only misses a very small number of patients who have a VHL gene mutation. Furthermore, it has been modelled that those patients who are ‘missed’ by clinical diagnosis alone will eventually be monitored once they manifest symptoms. Consequently, the incremental cost of introducing genetic testing for individuals is primarily due to the cost of the genetic test and genetic counselling. As these costs occur prior to any discounting in the model, there is little difference in the overall incremental cost with ($949) or without ($1,001) discounting, as reported in REF _Ref303776056 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 43.Table 43Undiscounted and discounted costs of the management of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome and their families using clinical testing alone compared with genetic testing and clinical testing-Patients-FamiliesUndiscounted CostsClinicalClinicalDifferenceOnlyand genetic-ClinicalClinicalDifferenceOnlyand geneticMonitoring$25,532$25,679$147$95,760$70,777–$24,983Genetic testing$0$600$600$0$1,425$1,425Genetic counselling$0$254$254$0$1,774$1,774Total$25,532$26,533$1,001$95,760$73,975–$21,784--------Patients-FamiliesDiscounted CostsClinicalClinicalDifferenceOnlyand genetic-ClinicalClinicalDifferenceOnlyand geneticMonitoring$8,805$8,900$95$38,836$26,940–$11,896Genetic testing$0$600$600$0$1,425$1,425Genetic counselling$0$254$254$0$1,774$1,774Total$8,805$9,754$949$38,836$30,138–$8,697--------Combined undiscounted-Combined discountedClinicalClinicalDifferenceOnlyand genetic-ClinicalClinicalDifferenceOnlyand geneticTotal$121,292$100,509–$20,783-$47,641$39,892–$7,749The incremental cost of managing family members of patients suspected of having VHL syndrome is substantial. As reported in REF _Ref303070448 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 42, there is very little difference between the two arms in the proportion of family members who should be monitored and who are actually monitored. However, 66.5% of family members who are receiving monitoring have a negligible risk (equal to whole-population risk) of manifesting with VHL-related neoplasms when only clinical testing is available, compared with 44.4% when genetic and clinical testing is available. Genetic testing and genetic counselling will, on average, add an additional cost of $1,425 and $1,774 per family of an individual suspected of having VHL syndrome. However, the discounted savings associated with avoiding the monitoring in family members who are not at risk of developing VHL syndrome is approximately $11,896.The overall incremental discounted cost of clinical testing with genetic testing compared with clinical testing alone is $7,749, favouring the genetic testing arm. Importantly, this is based upon a modest uptake of genetic testing (60%) and monitoring (40%) among family members. As increases in testing or monitoring will increase the incremental savings of genetic testing, this may represent a conservative estimate.The estimation of incremental cost of genetic testing with clinical testing compared with clinical testing alone is sensitive to the following variables:sensitivity and specificity of the genetic testprevalence of the VHL mutation among patients suspected of having VHL syndromeuptake of genetic testing among family membersuptake of monitoring among family memberscost of monitoringnumber of relatives (at risk of developing VHL syndrome).The incremental cost of genetic testing with clinical testing compared with clinical testing alone has been recalculated in sensitivity analyses ( REF _Ref303346500 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 44).Table 44Combined costs of the management of individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome and their families using clinical testing alone, compared with genetic testing with clinical testing using alternative inputs-Combined undiscountedCombined discounted-ClinicalClinicalDifferenceOnlyand genetic-ClinicalClinicalDifferenceOnlyand geneticBase case$121,292$100,509–$20,783$47,641$39,892–$7,749Lowest estimate for sensitivity (70%) and specificity of the test (50%)$128,148$120,718–$7,430$49,843$49,008–$835Lowest estimate of prevalence (27.6%)$53,056$46,201–$6,855$20,554$18,593–$1,962All genetically negative family members who agree to monitoring cease monitoring at age 40?years$80,434$79,899–$536$28,694$30,461$1,768Lower number of at-risk relatives to be tested (5)$67,167$58,697–$8,470$25,691$22,858–$2,833Genetic testing is accepted by 100%$121,292$84,020–$37,272$47,641$32,525–$15,116Monitoring among those offered increases to 100%$203,637$145,379–$58,258$88,137$62,544–$25,593Cost of monitoring doubles$242,584$196,965–$45,619$95,282$75,732–$19,550The results of the sensitivity analyses reveal that, in most situations, the added costs associated with genetic testing are offset by the costs of inappropriate monitoring of family members that are avoided. Therefore, genetic testing for a mutation in the VHL gene will most likely result in a cost saving.Financial analysisLikely number of genetic tests per yearAs the result is definitive, VHL genetic testing would only need to be performed once for each patient, using duplicate sampling as recommended by the RCPA in their 2007 position statement titled Sample requirements for medical genetic testing: do genetic tests demand a different standard? ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>26</RecNum><DisplayText>(Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>26</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">26</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Sample requirements for medical genetic testing: Do genetic tests demand a different standard?</title><secondary-title>Position Statement</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Position Statement</full-title></periodical><dates><year>2007</year></dates><urls><related-urls><url> March 2011</access-date></record></Cite></EndNote>(Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2007).The lack of an Australian registry for patients with VHL syndrome and their family members means that the number of patients with VHL syndrome and the number of VHL mutation carriers in Australia are unknown. A recent study estimated the prevalence, birth incidence and de novo mutation rate in the UK from a UK family genetic register service ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Evans</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>222</RecNum><DisplayText>(Evans et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>222</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">222</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Evans, D. G.</author><author>Howard, E.</author><author>Giblin, C.</author><author>Clancy, T.</author><author>Spencer, H.</author><author>Huson, S. M.</author><author>Lalloo, F.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Birth incidence and prevalence of tumor-prone syndromes: Estimates from a UK family genetic register service</title><secondary-title>American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A</full-title></periodical><pages>327-332</pages><volume>152A</volume><number>2</number><keywords><keyword>FAP</keyword><keyword>NF1</keyword><keyword>NF2</keyword><keyword>vHL</keyword><keyword>Gorlin syndrome</keyword><keyword>incidence</keyword><keyword>prevalence</keyword><keyword>de novo</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2010</year></dates><publisher>Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company</publisher><isbn>1552-4833</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Evans et al 2010). If we assume the same rates occur in Australia, approximately 1/91,000 people have a germ-line VHL mutation, with a birth incidence of 1/42,000 births and a de novo mutation rate of 21%. Based on Australia’s current (2011) population of 22,683,000 and an estimated prevalence of 1/91,000, there are approximately 249 people with VHL syndrome in Australia. If we assume that there are currently 300,000 live births per year in Australia and a birth incidence of 1/42,000, there are 7 babies born with a VHL mutation per year. If we assume there are 200,000–300,000 immigrants per year, with a prevalence of 1/91,000, there are 2–3 immigrants with a VHL mutation entering the country per year.It is not possible to work out if there is a large backlog of patients requiring VHL genetic testing should the test be listed on the MBS. Assuming constant usage of the test since 2007, about 480 diagnostic VHL tests have been conducted to date. How many of these tests were conducted on patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome and how many tested positive is unknown. Based on unpublished South Australian data, it is estimated that approximately 25% of the tests may have been positive, thus indicating that only half of the patients with VHL syndrome have been tested.However, from the birth and immigration data above, we expect at least 10 new cases per year, with 8 being familial and 2 de novo cases (21%). If we assume that 3 of the familial cases are immigrants, we have 5 ‘new’ cases per year that will present with symptoms and require diagnostic VHL genetic testing. We also have 5 familial cases that would require predictive testing to determine if the VHL mutation has been inherited.If we take into account the prevalence data presented in REF _Ref303329153 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 17 in the ‘Results of assessment’ section, we expect 2 of the 5 ‘new’ VHL cases to present with a CNS haemangioblastoma, 2 with a retinal haemangioblastoma, and 1 with another neoplasm such as phaeochromocytoma or renal cell carcinoma. It is thought that 20–30% of CNS haemangioblastomas are due to VHL syndrome, and therefore 10 CNS haemangioblastoma cases must be tested to get 2 that have a VHL mutation. Sporadic retinal haemangioblastomas occur less frequently in younger patients; therefore, in the best case scenario we may expect only the 2 VHL mutation carriers to be referred for genetic testing. A patient referred with phaeochromocytoma has a 10% probability of having a VHL mutation ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Erlic</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>67</RecNum><DisplayText>(Erlic et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>67</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">67</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Erlic, Z.</author><author>Rybicki, L.</author><author>Peczkowska, M.</author><author>Golcher, H.</author><author>Kann, P. H.</author><author>Brauckhoff, M.</author><author>Mussig, K.</author><author>Muresan, M.</author><author>Schaffler, A.</author><author>Reisch, N.</author><author>Schott, M.</author><author>Fassnacht, M.</author><author>Opocher, G.</author><author>Klose, S.</author><author>Fottner, C.</author><author>Forrer, F.</author><author>Plockinger, U.</author><author>Petersenn, S.</author><author>Zabolotny, D.</author><author>Kollukch, O.</author><author>Yaremchuk, S.</author><author>Januszewicz, A.</author><author>Waiz, M. K.</author><author>Eng, C.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>European Amer Pheochromocytoma, Stu</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Clinical Predictors and Algorithm for the Genetic Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma Patients</title><secondary-title>Clinical Cancer Research</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Clinical Cancer Research</full-title></periodical><pages>6378-6385</pages><volume>15</volume><number>20</number><dates><year>2009</year><pub-dates><date>Oct</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1078-0432</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000271043500010</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000271043500010</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1158/1078-r-09-1237</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Erlic et al 2009), so 10 patients would need to be tested to identify the VHL mutation carrier; and, currently, few patients presenting with only renal cell carcinoma have a germ-line VHL mutation. Thus, we would expect to test at least 22 patients to identify the 5 new cases, a yield of 23% positive test results.If the apparent availability of the VHL genetic test improves awareness among specialists, referrals for genetic testing may increase. It is also possible that all or most patients presenting with a single VHL-related neoplasm may be tested in the future. One study suggests that only 4% of patients presenting with a single CNS haemangioblastoma and no other symptoms have a germ-line VHL mutation ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Woodward</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>256</RecNum><DisplayText>(Woodward et al 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>256</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">256</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Woodward, Emma R.</author><author>Wall, Kerry</author><author>Forsyth, Joan</author><author>Macdonald, Fiona</author><author>Maher, Eamonn R.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>VHL mutation analysis in patients with isolated central nervous system haemangioblastoma</title><secondary-title>Brain</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Brain</full-title></periodical><pages>836-842</pages><volume>130</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>2007</year><pub-dates><date>March 1, 2007</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url>;(Woodward et al 2007). This could substantially increase the number of CNS haemangioblastoma patients that are tested for a VHL mutation per year. According to Neumann et al (1998), only 2% of patients with a renal cell carcinoma had a germ-line VHL mutation, also potentially increasing the number of tests that could be undertaken each year. Only 49 relatives were tested for a VHL mutation in 2006 and 2007, and it is impossible to predict how many relatives in Australia have been tested to date. It is likely that many at-risk relatives have not yet been tested, potentially creating a backlog for predictive VHL genetic testing. However, in the long term, there will be 5 familial first-degree relatives born with a VHL mutation, which suggests that at least 10 first-degree relatives will require testing every year to obtain 5 positive results. In addition, the 2 de novo cases and the 3 new cases occurring in immigrants would have first-degree relatives requiring testing. Immigrants are unlikely to have a large number of family members in Australia, and only immediate family members of de novo cases require testing. Thus, we can assume 3 relatives per index case, suggesting that, in total, there would be a maximum of 25 relatives requiring predictive VHL genetic testing each year. However, as only 66% are expected to agree to testing, according to a study by Rasmussen (2010), approximately 17 of these relatives will actually receive VHL genetic testing.It is unlikely that the increase in genetic testing will result in a substantial increase in the number of patients diagnosed with a VHL mutation. It is more likely that the increased use of the test will merely result in a reduced yield. Due to the lack of data on the likely future use of the genetic test, it has been assumed that there will be a doubling of usage over the next 5?years ( REF _Ref303267943 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 45) following a listing on the MBS. It is important to recognise that this level of usage would result in a far lower yield (<?10%) than was reported in the literature, and therefore may reflect a very conservative approach. The use of predictive genetic testing, however, will remain unchanged as this is related to the number of new diagnoses of VHL syndrome. In 2006 and 2007, 20 and 29 predictive tests, respectively, were performed. It has been assumed that 30 tests per year are performed for the financial impact analysis.Table 45Number of genetic tests, VHL mutation positive diagnoses and patients avoiding monitoring over the next 5?yearsEstimated number of events per year20122013201420152016Diagnostic tests80100120140160Predictive tests3030303030New VHL mutation positive diagnoses1010101010Cumulative monitoring avoided:a50% reduction in monitoring102030405075% reduction in monitoring306090120150a It is assumed that all patients who are diagnosed with a positive VHL mutation will receive monitoring, and that monitoring will be reduced in suspicious cases that have been ruled out for a VHL mutation.Unit costsThe costs considered in this financial impact analysis are those of genetic testing (diagnostic and predictive), genetic counselling and monitoring. The cost of monitoring will be different depending upon the age of the patient who is being monitored and, for simplicity, all patients are assumed to be adults. It is important to note that the cost of monitoring would be incurred in the absence of genetic testing and is not a consequence of the introduction of genetic testing. Furthermore, due to the ability to confidently rule out patients suspected of having VHL syndrome and family members of patients with a VHL mutation, a proportion of patients will be able to avoid monitoring that would not be able to do so were the test unavailable.These costs have previously been outlined in REF _Ref303346479 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 40 and REF _Ref424135247 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 41. They are summarised in REF _Ref303616638 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 46.Table 46Unit costs associated with the introduction of genetic testing for VHL syndrome-CostSourceGenetic testing of an individual$600.00From the protocol (proposed fee)Genetic testing of family members$340.00From the protocol (proposed fee)Genetic counselling$253.90MBS item 132Annual monitoring costs of adults with suspected VHL syndrome$686.85MBS items listed in Appendix CThe costs associated with the introduction of genetic testing are difficult to represent. The financial impact has been estimated on new VHL cases only; therefore, the number of identified VHL patients will accumulate over the time period considered ( REF _Ref303267943 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 45). Additionally, the number of patients able to avoid monitoring (due to the absence of a VHL mutation) will also be cumulative, and savings from avoided monitoring will therefore be modest at first and increase over time. Both a 50% and a 75% reduction in monitoring have been considered ( REF _Ref304544086 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 49). Little or no reduction in monitoring among individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome was considered in the cost comparison because there was little difference between the likelihood of clinical or genetic diagnoses found in the literature. However, it is likely that the numbers suspected to have VHL syndrome are greater in Australian clinical practice, and therefore the number who may receive some form of monitoring may be increased. This remains an area of uncertainty.Unit costs separated by payerThe setting in which the genetic testing and monitoring is undertaken will determine who is responsible for the cost ( REF _Ref303849992 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 47). If the genetic test is listed on the MBS, there may be an increase in referrals from the private health system. It has been assumed that 25% of services will be performed in the private healthcare system, and in these cases the patient, or private insurance, will reimburse the proportion of the costs not covered by the MBS. In the public health system it is assumed that the state/territory governments, rather than patients, will cover the costs not borne by the MBS. For genetic counselling, 75% of the fee is assumed to be reimbursed by the MBS in both the private and public sectors, with the patient and the state/territory government covering the 25% gap. However, while it is likely that the specialist (clinical geneticist) will provide genetic counselling in private, it is unclear how prevalent this may be in the public sector, where genetic counsellors (who are not medical specialists) are employed. It is likely that a proportion of patients will be provided genetic counselling in the public sector and the state/territory government will absorb the costs, at a saving to the MBS. Due to the inability of genetic counsellors to receive payment from the MBS (and are therefore funded by the state/territory governments), there may be an incentive to use specialists for genetic counselling over genetic counsellors, despite the higher cost associated with the service.Table 47Unit costs for genetic tests, counselling and annual monitoring separated by MBS, other government or patientBased on 75% of services delivered in the public sectorCostMBSOther governmentPatient/insurerGenetic testing of an individual$600.00$450.00$112.50$37.50Genetic testing of family members$340.00$255.00$63.75$21.25Genetic counselling$253.90$190.43$47.61$15.87Annual monitoring costs of adults with suspected VHL syndrome$686.85$515.14$128.78$42.93Total cost to the Australian healthcare system overallTotal healthcare costs incorporate all direct costs associated with the introduction of genetic testing for a VHL mutation. These costs are assumed to be for testing, counselling and monitoring of patients ( REF _Ref303850195 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 48). Patients will be monitored whether VHL genetic testing is listed on the MBS or not, and a proportion of patients will not be offered monitoring following genetic testing who may have been monitored without genetic testing. The costs associated with monitoring are therefore costs avoided or savings.Table SEQ Table \* ARABIC 48Expected number of diagnostic and predictive tests, and annual cost of testing and counselling for patients suspected of having VHL syndrome and their family membersCosts associated with the introduction of genetic testing for suspected VHL syndrome20122013201420152016Diagnostic testing (n)80100120140160Predictive testing (n)3030303030Diagnostic genetic testing$48,000$60,000$72,000$84,000$96,000Predictive genetic testing$10,200$10,200$10,200$10,200$10,200Genetic counselling$27,929$33,007$38,085$43,163$48,241Total$86,129$103,207$120,285$137,363$154,441Based upon 80 diagnostic tests, increasing linearly to 160 in 2016, and 30 predictive tests and genetic counselling for all persons requiring tests, the overall cost of genetic testing to the Australian healthcare system ranges from $86,129 in 2012 to $154,441 in 2016. The increase in cost is largely driven by the increase in diagnostic testing that may occur if case finding among patients with symptoms suspicious for VHL syndrome becomes more frequent. If the test becomes available on the MBS, the threshold to send someone for a test may fall, and the number of tests may therefore increase. There is, however, no evidence that the incidence of VHL syndrome should increase, hence the steady number of predictive tests of family members.It is unclear what proportion of patients would avoid monitoring if the genetic test becomes available ( REF _Ref304544086 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 49). The economic evaluation base case assumed a 40% reduction in monitoring among family members on the basis of a negative mutation test, but did not assume any reduction in monitoring of individuals who were suspected of having VHL syndrome. Table 49Costs avoided due to reductions in monitoring following the introduction of VHL genetic testingCosts associated with monitoring following the introduction of genetic testing for suspected VHL syndrome20122012201220122012Number avoiding monitoring:50%102030405075%306090120150Costs of monitoring averted:50%$6,869$13,737$20,606$27,474$34,34375%$20,606$41,211$61,817$82,422$103,028Costs to the MBSThe MBS is responsible for 75% of the cost of procedures undertaken on patients in a hospital setting who are not admitted. Currently, genetic services and counselling are likely to be located in large teaching hospitals, and it has therefore been assumed that patients will continue to receive genetic testing and counselling through these services ( REF _Ref303850365 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 50). Monitoring for VHL syndrome may occur outside of the hospital setting but, for ease of calculation, it has been assumed that these services are provided within a hospital setting. This assumption will have only a minor impact upon the cost to the MBS.Table SEQ Table \* ARABIC 50Annual cost of VHL genetic testing and counselling, and expected cost savings associated with reductions in monitoringTesting and counselling20122013201420152016MBS$64,597$77,405$90,214$103,022$115,831Other government$16,149$19,351$22,553$25,756$28,958Patient/insurer$5,383$6,450$7,518$8,585$9,653Offset monitoring 50%20122013201420152016MBS–$5,151–$10,303–$15,454–$20,606–$25,757Other government–$1,288–$2,576–$3,864–$5,151–$6,439Patient/insurer–$429–$859–$1,288–$1,717–$2,146Offset monitoring 75%20122013201420152016MBS–$15,454–$30,908–$46,362–$61,817–$77,271Other government–$3,864–$7,727–$11,591–$15,454–$19,318Patient/insurer–$1,288–$2,576–$3,864–$5,151–$6,439Total costs (50% reduction in monitoring)-----MBS$59,445$67,103$74,760$82,417$90,074Other government$14,861$16,776$18,690$20,604$22,518Patient/insurer$4,954$5,592$6,230$6,868$7,506Total$79,261$89,470$99,680$109,889$120,099Total costs (75% reduction in monitoring)-----MBS$49,143$46,497$43,851$41,206$38,560Other government$12,286$11,624$10,963$10,301$9,640Patient/insurer$4,095$3,875$3,654$3,434$3,213Total$65,524$61,996$58,469$54,941$51,414If considering the introduction of genetic testing separately from the cost incurred (and saved) by monitoring of patients with VHL syndrome, it is expected that the MBS will absorb costs between $65,000 (based on current test usage) and $116,000 (based on a doubling of current usage for diagnostic tests). With the introduction of genetic testing, 10 patients with a VHL mutation will require monitoring each year; however, some patients will avoid monitoring who are found to not be carrying a VHL mutation. If genetic testing results in a reduction of 50% in monitoring, 10 patients would have avoided monitoring, resulting in a saving to the MBS of about $5,000 in the first year of genetic testing and over $25,000 by 2016 (at which time 50 patients would be avoiding monitoring each year). Clearly, within a short period of time, the cost savings of monitoring would far exceed the costs associated with VHL genetic testing, even if the use of the diagnostic test were to double ( REF _Ref303850570 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 51).Table 51Expected cost of VHL genetic testing over 5?years if listed on the MBSTotal expenditure over the next 5?years (2012–16)50% reduction in monitoring75% reduction in monitoringMBS$373,798$219,257Other government$93,450$54,814Patient/insurer$31,150$18,271TOTAL$498,398$292,343If genetic testing for a mutation in the VHL gene is listed on the MBS, it is expected that it will cost the Australian healthcare system up to $500,000 over the next 5?years, with the MBS responsible for about $380,000. It is important to consider that much of this expenditure will also occur in the absence of MBS listing of the VHL genetic test, with state/territory governments or individual patients paying for the test. Listing on the MBS may increase the use of the VHL genetic test; however, this increase in usage may be appropriate and offset by the clinical investigations that may have taken place in its stead. DiscussionSafetyAlthough the likelihood of adverse events as a consequence of VHL genetic testing is low, it is recognised that there are some risks associated with taking a peripheral blood sample. Venepuncture can lead to bruising, pain, nerve damage and arterial puncture ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Lavery</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>199</RecNum><DisplayText>(Lavery &amp; Ingram 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>199</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">199</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Lavery, I.</author><author>Ingram, P.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Western General Hospital. irene.lavery@luht.scot.nhs.uk</auth-address><titles><title>Venepuncture: best practice</title><secondary-title>Nurs Stand</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Nurs Stand</full-title></periodical><pages>55-65; quiz 66</pages><volume>19</volume><number>49</number><keywords><keyword>Great Britain</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Infection Control/methods</keyword><keyword>Microbiological Techniques</keyword><keyword>Pain/etiology/prevention &amp; control</keyword><keyword>Phlebotomy/adverse effects/instrumentation/*methods</keyword><keyword>Practice Guidelines as Topic</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2005</year><pub-dates><date>Aug 17-23</date></pub-dates></dates><accession-num>16134421</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url> </url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Lavery & Ingram 2005). Even though there were no reports in the literature of adverse events arising from the genetic testing procedure, it can potentially cause psychological harms such as anxiety while awaiting results. While a negative result may have a positive impact and offer peace of mind to the individual, a positive test result may cause psychological harms that require treatment, such as increased anxiety and depression PEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5UcmVwYW5pZXI8L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDA0PC9ZZWFy

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A positive test result may even lead to life modifications, including reproductive intentions ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Levy</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>224</RecNum><DisplayText>(Levy &amp; Richard 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>224</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">224</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Levy, M.</author><author>Richard, S.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Levy, M., Unite 535 INSERM, Batiment INSERM Gregory Pincus, 94276 le Kremlin Bicetre cedex, France</auth-address><titles><title>Attitudes of von Hippel-Lindau disease patients towards presymptomatic genetic diagnosis in children and prenatal diagnosis</title><secondary-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>476-478</pages><volume>37</volume><number>6</number><keywords><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>letter</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>patient attitude</keyword><keyword>prenatal diagnosis</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year></dates><isbn>0022-2593</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Levy & Richard 2000). False negative or false positive test results may also cause psychological harms, and possibly physical harms, due to delayed or inappropriate treatment. However, in the case of VHL genetic testing, false positives are unlikely to be an issue as these patients are probably true carriers of a VHL mutation, but a positive clinical diagnosis (an imperfect reference standard) could not be given. The small number of patients with false negative test results (when dual testing methodologies to detect VHL mutations are used) will still receive annual screening when they transition to symptomatic status, which will minimise any potential harms.For these reasons, it is recommended that testing should only be performed after appropriate genetic counselling has been provided to the patient by a genetic counselling service or by a clinical geneticist on referral, with further counselling as necessary upon receipt of the test results.EffectivenessNo direct evidence was identified that compared health outcomes following a clinical diagnosis and VHL genetic testing in patients suspected of having VHL syndrome with health outcomes following a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome alone. Direct evidence was also not identified to assess the effectiveness of VHL genetic testing when used as a triage test for lifelong screening of family members. Given that the annual screening protocol is identical for all patients diagnosed with VHL syndrome, irrespective of their VHL mutation status, the lack of comparative data was predictable. The non-comparative data obtained highlighted the health benefits of annual screening in a population that had been genetically tested, but any incremental benefit from the test could not be determined.As clinical diagnosis is still the gold standard for identifying patients with VHL syndrome, the genetic test does not provide any additional benefit for these patients. As reflected in the management algorithm for use of VHL genetic testing ( REF _Ref301188499 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Figure 4), patients that are clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome but have no detectable mutation in the VHL gene will continue to be screened annually. The value of VHL genetic testing of the index case is really only to identify at-risk family members, and perhaps to better tailor screening methods according to phenotypic expression.Diagnostic accuracy data for the index caseIn the absence of informative direct evidence, a linked evidence approach was undertaken to provide an assessment of the effectiveness of using genetic testing in either the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in symptomatic patients or the identification of family members carrying the VHL mutation. The first part of the linkage sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the different VHL mutation testing methodologies.The sensitivity of genetic testing was highly variable between studies (3.9–100%; REF _Ref231619419 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 19), largely due to the different methodologies used. Small changes to the VHL gene were detected by two different DNA sequencing methodologies. After PCR amplification of all three VHL exons, the PCR products were either used directly for DNA sequencing, or were pre-screened using various methods to compare their physical properties with PCR products obtained from normal control VHL DNA. In the latter case, only the PCR products that had different properties to the normal PCR products were then sequenced. Large deletions or rearrangements, involving all or part of the VHL gene, were detected using methods such as Southern blotting and MLPA. Many studies used both DNA sequencing and deletion detection methodologies.These studies were also divided into three study population groups (the third having three subgroups): i) patients presenting with one or more VHL-associated neoplasms who could potentially have VHL syndrome—representative of the full spectrum of patients expected to undergo genetic testing to diagnose VHL syndrome; ii) patients who had already been clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome—the absence of patients with a negative clinical diagnosis results in a lack of data for determining test specificity for this group; and iii) patients who were diagnosed with a specific VHL-associated neoplasm [a) CNS haemangioblastoma, b) retinal haemangioblastoma or c) phaeochromocytoma] with or without a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome—also representative of the type of patients expected to undergo VHL genetic testing, albeit different subgroups.Interestingly, studies conducted with phaeochromocytoma patients with or without a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome showed different sensitivity results to most other studies. Seven out of 8 studies had a sensitivity of 100% for detecting VHL mutations in all except one patient with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome, using DNA sequencing methodologies, compared with a sensitivity of 44.4–91.4% in studies involving other patient groups. As phaeochromocytoma usually results from an altered pVHL (due to an amino acid substitution) caused by a missense VHL mutation that is detected by DNA sequencing, and as large deletions of the VHL gene (not detectable by DNA sequencing) are not expected in this patient group, a higher sensitivity is consistent with the expectations for this patient group.On the whole, the results suggested that direct DNA sequencing of the PCR products from all three exons of the VHL gene is more successful at identifying small errors than sequencing of only those PCR products that have altered physical properties, compared with a control PCR product from a normal VHL gene (median 76.9%, range 44.4–91.4, compared with 66.9%, range 51.8–87.5), with false negative rates of 24.9% and 40.5%, respectively. In fact, the false negative rate of 24.9% for direct DNA sequencing studies correlates with the 20–30% of VHL families that have large germ-line deletions that are only detectable using deletion detection methodologies ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ciotti</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>57</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ciotti et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>57</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">57</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ciotti, P.</author><author>Garuti, A.</author><author>Gulli, R.</author><author>Ballestrero, A.</author><author>Bellone, E.</author><author>Mandich, P.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Ciotti, P., Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, and Genetics, Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy</auth-address><titles><title>Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau gene in Italian patients</title><secondary-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>311-314</pages><volume>52</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>von Hippel Lindau protein</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>clinical protocol</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>laboratory diagnosis</keyword><keyword>mutational analysis</keyword><keyword>quantitative analysis</keyword><keyword>real time polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>validation study</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year></dates><isbn>1769-7212</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Ciotti et al 2009). This also explains the low median sensitivity (median 17.4%, range 3.9–36.6) for studies that used deletion detection methodologies. The sensitivity improved when a DNA sequencing methodology was combined with a deletion detection methodology. The greatest improvement, to 100% (range 70–100), occurred when direct DNA sequencing and a deletion detection methodology were combined. Currently, all laboratories that test the VHL gene in Australia offer direct DNA sequencing (3/3 laboratories), and this is usually combined with a deletion detection methodology such as MLPA (2/3 laboratories), suggesting that most diagnostic laboratories should be able to correctly identify nearly all patients that carry a germ-line VHL mutation. In fact, GeneReviews on VHL syndrome states that the detection rate for VHL mutations is nearly 100% ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Gene Tests</Author><Year>1993</Year><RecNum>195</RecNum><DisplayText>(Gene Tests 1993; Schimke et al 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>195</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">195</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Gene Tests,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Medical Genetics Information Resource (database online).</title></titles><number>2nd March 2011</number><dates><year>1993</year><pub-dates><date>2011</date></pub-dates></dates><publisher>Copyright, University of Washington, Seattle&#xD;</publisher><urls><related-urls><url> app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">255</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Schimke, R. N.</author><author>Collins, D. L.</author><author>Stolle, C. A. </author></authors><secondary-authors><author>Pagon, R.A.</author><author>Bird, T. D.</author><author>Dolan, C. R.</author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title>Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome </title><secondary-title>GeneReviews</secondary-title></titles><number>16 August 2011</number><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>December 22, 2009</date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location>Seattle (WA)</pub-location><publisher>University of Washington</publisher><urls><related-urls><url> Center for Biotechnology Information </remote-database-name></record></Cite></EndNote>(Gene Tests 1993; Schimke et al 2000). Nevertheless, according to this review, these methods were still associated with a false negative rate of 10.2% in the included studies, suggesting that either some patients are clinically misdiagnosed with VHL syndrome when they do not have the condition or, more likely, detection of a germ-line mutation is not yet possible for some patients with VHL syndrome.There are several possible reasons for not detecting a VHL mutation. Some patients will have somatic genetic mosaicism, where a VHL mutation will be present in particular embryonic cell lineages, such as the kidneys and adrenal glands. These patients may develop VHL-associated neoplasms in these regions but, if the mutation is not present in peripheral blood cells, the mutation will not be detected using standard genetic testing protocols. As genetic testing of somatic neoplastic and surrounding normal tissue becomes more widespread, there is accumulating evidence to suggest that somatic mosaicism is more prevalent than previously believed. Alternatively, the mutation may not be detected because it occurs outside the region being tested; for example, it could be a splicing mutant deep within an intron, or in the promoter region of the VHL gene. It could also be missed because it is in the primer region and is not amplified for sequencing, or it does not involve an MLPA probe. On the other hand, there may be epigenetic modifications of the VHL gene via processes such as DNA methylation, resulting in gene inactivation. Another possibility is that the mutation may lie in another gene that either affects the function of the VHL protein or has similar downstream effects to the loss of functional VHL protein (expert advice of MESP clinical expert). The median specificity in all studies that involved patients with either a positive or negative clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome varied little, and was high for all genetic testing methodology groups (94.9–100%). The false positive rate also varied little (between 0% and 5.2%), indicating that few patients who did not meet the criteria for clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome were found to have an underlying VHL mutation. However, it is highly likely that these patients with ‘false positives’ actually did have the first manifestations of VHL syndrome and that the disease had not yet progressed sufficiently to obtain a positive clinical diagnosis. The high positive predictive values (97.1–100%) indicate that a patient with a positive test result has a very high probability of having a true germ-line VHL mutation. The negative predictive value is low for deletion detection methodologies (17.1%), as expected due to the small proportion of patients that have large germ-line deletions. However, the negative predictive value for the methodology corresponding to current laboratory standards (the dual test methodology) had a median negative predictive value of 100%, indicating that patients with a negative test result are unlikely to have an undetected germ-line VHL mutation.The median 100% sensitivity and specificity values for studies that used direct DNA sequencing plus a deletion detection method (corresponding to current laboratory standards) do not correlate with the observed average 10.2% false negative and 4.2% false positive rates. To provide an explanation for this observation, individual studies comprising these groups were evaluated separately. Indeed, the majority of studies had 100% values with no false positives or false negatives (10/17 and 6/8 studies, respectively). Surprisingly, the 2 largest studies included for determining the sensitivity of the VHL genetic test had very different results. Stolle et al (1998) reported a sensitivity of 100% (0% false negatives), compared with 79.0% (21% false negatives) reported by Maher et al (1996). Stolle et al (1998) claimed that the improved sensitivity was attributable to the use of quantitative Southern blotting (which takes into account the intensity of the signal), which detected 36.6% of the VHL mutations in this study. In fact, this was the largest proportion of large deletions detected in any study that provided data for the use of a deletion detection method alone, and was almost double the 18.8% detected by Southern blotting in the study by Maher et al (1996). Stolle et al (1998) claimed that 8.6% (8/93) of VHL patients in their study had a deletion of the entire VHL gene that was detected using quantitative Southern blotting but not using normal Southern blotting. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Hes et al 2007). A specificity of less than 100% was expected due to the ability of the genetic test to detect a VHL mutation in patients not yet clinically diagnosed.The case series that reported on the diagnostic yield of genetic testing for VHL mutations were separated into eight distinct study population groups, and involved either an unknown number of patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome or patients without a positive clinical diagnosis (patients with a clinical diagnosis of VHL were excluded). The genetic testing methods used varied between studies, but all included DNA sequencing with or without pre-screening of the PCR products. Southern blotting or MLPA were used to detect large deletions in some of these studies. However, the impact of any differences between genetic testing methods on the diagnostic yield cannot be determined in most cases due to the small number of studies for each methodology. The studies that provided diagnostic yield data for VHL genetic testing of patients diagnosed with phaeochromocytomas were divided into three groups. Patients with familial phaeochromocytomas but no other symptoms for syndromic diseases (eg as VHL or MEN 2) had a 45.8% probability of having a germ-line VHL mutation. This was much higher than in phaeochromocytoma patients with or without syndromic diseases (eg VHL or MEN 2) and in patients with apparently sporadic phaeochromocytomas, who had a 10.2% and 6.5% probability of having a germ-line VHL mutation, respectively. Thus, approximately half of all patients who present with a family history of phaeochromocytomas alone carry a VHL mutation corresponding to type 2C VHL syndrome, and approximately 1 in 10 patients with either syndromic or sporadic phaeochromocytomas have a germ-line VHL mutation. The overall diagnostic yields for genetic testing of patients with sporadic CNS and retinal haemangioblastomas, pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumours and renal cell carcinomas were 5.1% (5/98), 0% (0/27), 1.0% (1/101) and 1.6% (3/187), respectively. As retinal haemangioblastomas are a common first manifestation of VHL disease (according to Poulsen et al (2010) in 27% of patients), the lack of VHL mutations identified in patients with sporadic retinal haemangioblastomas is probably due to the small size of the 2 studies.The body of evidence included in this assessment report was appraised according to NHMRC methodological guidelines ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>NHMRC</Author><Year>2008</Year><RecNum>221</RecNum><DisplayText>(NHMRC 2008)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>221</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">221</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>NHMRC,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>NHMRC additional levels of evidence and grades for recommendations for developers of guidelines. Stage 2 consultation. Early 2008 - end June 2009</title></titles><volume>2008</volume><number>6/8/08</number><dates><year>2008</year></dates><pub-location>Canberra, ACT</pub-location><publisher>National Health and Medical Research Council</publisher><work-type>Internet</work-type><urls><related-urls><url>;(NHMRC 2008). This appraisal considered the evidence-base, in particular the number of studies and their methodological quality, the homogeneity of the studies’ results, the clinical relevance of the effectiveness data, the generalisability of the evidence to the MBS target population, and the applicability of the evidence to the Australian healthcare system. REF _Ref303695789 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 52 presents the results of appraisal of the evidence for the diagnostic accuracy of testing for VHL gene mutations in patients presenting with VHL-related neoplasms, who may or may not have VHL syndrome. Table 52Body of evidence assessment matrix for diagnostic accuracy of VHL genetic testing in the diagnosis of VHL syndromeComponent A ExcellentB GoodC SatisfactoryD PoorEvidence-basea--Level III studies with low risk of bias, or level I or II studies with moderate risk of bias-Consistencyb-Most studies consistent and inconsistency may be explained --Clinical impact N/A---Generalisability -Population(s) studied in the body of evidence are similar to the target population--Applicability -Applicable to Australian healthcare context with few caveats --Note: For an explanation of this table see ‘Assessment of the body of evidence’ on page 62N/A = not applicableDiagnostic accuracy data for first- or second-degree family membersAs the germ-line VHL mutation has already been identified in the index case, pre-symptomatic genetic testing of family members should be highly accurate and should not be affected by the methodologies used. Thus, all relatives tested should be correctly identified as VHL mutation carriers or not, unless there is human error such as contamination of samples. In comparison, annual clinical screening protocols can only identify relatives presenting with early signs of disease; thus, clinical screening provides an imperfect reference standard for pre-symptomatic genetic testing.Not surprisingly, all studies involving relatives of patients with a known germ-line VHL mutation had a sensitivity of 100%, with no false negatives, as all relatives who show symptoms of VHL syndrome would have inherited the familial germ-line VHL mutation. Conversely, a high false positive rate would be anticipated, as VHL genetic testing can identify relatives who have inherited the familial germ-line VHL mutation before the manifestation of clinical signs of disease. This was reflected in the median specificity of studies involving either first-degree relatives or both first- and second-degree relatives, which had a median of 78% (range 50.0–100) and 85.0% (range 42.9–100) and a false positive rate of 23.5% and 16.9%, respectively.The specificity and false positive rates are also very dependent on the age of the relatives being tested. The older the relatives, the more likely it is that some clinical signs of disease would have been detected by clinical screening. This would result in increased specificity and a lower false positive rate. In fact, Bender et al (2001) found that the penetrance of clinical signs of VHL syndrome in patients carrying a germ-line VHL mutation was 48.0% at 35?years of age and 88.0% at 70?years. The difference in the timeframe required for a clinical versus a genetic diagnosis also affects the median positive predictive values for first-degree relatives (69.4% [range 33.3–100]) and for first- and second-degree relatives (47.8% [range 20.0–100]). The positive predictive value is higher for first-degree relatives compared with first- and second-degree relatives, as more first-degree relatives would be expected to inherit a VHL mutation (50% probability of inheriting the germ-line VHL mutation compared with 25% for second-degree relatives). Predictably, the negative predictive value for VHL genetic testing was 100% for all studies, as a relative with a negative VHL genetic test result should not develop VHL syndrome. The likelihood of either first-degree or both first- and second-degree relatives inheriting a germ-line VHL mutation was 36.0% and 38.1%, respectively. This is lower than the 50% of first-degree relatives predicted to inherit the VHL mutation, probably due to other symptomatic members of the family having been tested previously or older family members dying from VHL-related causes without a diagnosis of VHL syndrome. The similar results for studies involving either first-degree or both first- and second-degree relatives is likely due to the larger representation of siblings, parents and children (first-degree relatives) compared with grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins (second-degree relatives). These results suggest that approximately 4 out of 10 relatives that undergo VHL genetic testing will be identified as carriers of the familial VHL mutation. However, if only asymptomatic relatives are considered, 26.8% of first-degree relatives and 22.4% of first- and second-degree relatives inherited the familial VHL mutation. Thus, only 2 first-degree relatives and 3 first- or second-degree relatives out of 10 without any symptoms indicative of VHL syndrome will be identified as VHL mutation carriers. REF _Ref303696598 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 53 provides an overall assessment of the body of evidence relating to the diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in relatives of patients with a known mutation.Table 53Body of evidence assessment matrix for diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in relatives of patients with a known mutationComponent A ExcellentB GoodC SatisfactoryD PoorEvidence-basea--Level III studies with low risk of bias, or level I or II studies with moderate risk of bias-Consistencyb-Most studies consistent and inconsistency may be explained --Clinical impact N/A---Generalisability -Population(s) studied in the body of evidence are similar to the target population--Applicability -Applicable to Australian healthcare context with few caveats --Note: For an explanation of this table see ‘Assessment of the body of evidence’ on page 62N/A = not applicablePatient managementSome evidence was identified regarding patient management following a diagnosis of VHL syndrome using genetic testing in combination with clinical diagnosis, but none provided a direct comparison between patients with a known VHL mutation and those that had not been tested. Therefore, due to the lack of an appropriate comparator group in these studies, no conclusions can be made about the incremental change in patient management (ie the clinical impact) from genetic testing.Knowledge of a specific germ-line VHL mutation in a patient with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome is not expected to alter patient management significantly. However, it may provide some information about the types of neoplasms that are likely to develop in a particular patient. Patients with VHL type 1 syndrome are more likely to develop renal cell carcinoma and CNS haemangioblastomas without phaeochromocytoma, and are more likely to have germ-line VHL mutations predicted to inactivate the VHL protein. This includes large deletions and nonsense mutations predicted to result in a truncated protein. Patients with VHL type 2 syndrome are more likely to develop phaeochromocytoma with or without other VHL-associated neoplasms, and are more likely to have germ-line missense mutations predicted to produce altered full-length pVHL. In particular, a missense mutation at codon 167 is associated with a high risk of phaeochromocytoma (53% and 82% at 30 and 50?years, respectively) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ho</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>31</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ho et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>31</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">31</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Government Document">46</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ho, C</author><author>Banerjee, S</author><author>Mensinkai, S</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Molecular diagnosis for hereditary cancer predisposing syndromes: genetic testing and clinical impact.</title></titles><volume>Technology report no 41</volume><dates><year>2003</year></dates><pub-location> Ottawa</pub-location><publisher>Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Ho et al 2003). Thus, management of patients with type 1 or type 2 VHL syndrome could be tailored to ensure early detection of the neoplasms most likely to occur.Although no difference in patient management is expected for those presenting with the same VHL-associated neoplasms based on VHL mutation status, early detection of neoplasms via routine screening is expected to affect long-term patient outcomes. Thus, a patient presenting with early stages of de novo VHL syndrome, who may not be offered screening due to insufficient evidence for a positive clinical diagnosis, would commence screening earlier if a VHL mutation was identified. This may reduce any morbidity that may have been associated with an undetected neoplasm becoming symptomatic. On the other hand, the VHL genetic test is expected to change patient management for asymptomatic relatives when used as a triage test for lifelong screening. Relatives with a negative genetic test result would not require lifelong screening, saving potential anguish and unnecessary use of healthcare resources. Economic modelling suggested that the proportion of relatives that receive unnecessary screening would fall from 67% to 44% after predictive VHL genetic testing ( REF _Ref303070448 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 42). Routine screening programs can then be targeted towards relatives who have inherited the VHL mutation, so that any new neoplasms are detected and treated early to prevent serious morbidity and/or mortality outcomes.Several studies investigated the likelihood of patients agreeing to have the VHL genetic test and continue screening. The proportion of patients with (88.0%) and without (97.0%) retinal manifestations that agreed to genetic testing was quite high ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Dollfus</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>65</RecNum><DisplayText>(Dollfus et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>65</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">65</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Dollfus, H.</author><author>Massin, P.</author><author>Taupin, P.</author><author>Nemeth, C.</author><author>Amara, S.</author><author>Giraud, S.</author><author>Beroud, C.</author><author>Dureau, P.</author><author>Gaudric, A.</author><author>Landais, P.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>French, V. H. L. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Evans et al 1997; Rasmussen et al 2010). Interestingly, relatives aged over 20?years (94.9%) were more likely to undergo genetic testing than children aged less than 5?years (0%), indicating that parents do not wish to test very young children. Their reluctance is probably due to the burden this knowledge may place on the child, and tended to diminish with increasing age of the child (33.3% of children aged 5–9?years and 50.0% of children aged over 10?years were tested). Only 38.9% (14/36) of patients with a VHL mutation continued screening after 5?years ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010). Symptomatic patients were significantly more likely to continue screening after 5?years than asymptomatic patients (57.9% compared with 17.6%; OR = 5 [95% CI 1.2, 20.3]; p = 0.02). Patients who have had a neoplasm detected are more aware of the personal risks involved in discontinuation of screening, and are less complacent than asymptomatic family members who have inherited a VHL mutation (who may not adhere to routine annual screening programs until they actually have their first neoplasm). REF _Ref303696996 \h \* MERGEFORMAT Table 54 provides an overall assessment of the body of evidence relating to the change in management associated with genetic testing for VHL gene mutations in patients and their asymptomatic relatives.Table 54Body of evidence assessment matrix for effectiveness of genetic testing at influencing management of patients with VHL syndrome and asymptomatic relatives with a VHL gene mutationComponent A ExcellentB GoodC SatisfactoryD PoorEvidence-basea---Level IV studies, or level I to III studies with high risk of bias Consistencyb-Most studies consistent and inconsistency may be explained --Clinical impact --Moderate—family membersSlight or restricted— patientsGeneralisability -Population(s) studied in the body of evidence are similar to the target population--Applicability -Applicable to Australian healthcare context with few caveats --Note: For an explanation of this table see ‘Assessment of the body of evidence’ on page 62Economic considerationsThe use of VHL genetic testing in combination with clinical testing for the identification of VHL syndrome in the Australian population would likely result in a cost saving to the Australian healthcare system compared with clinical testing alone. Using modest estimations of genetic testing uptake and disease monitoring compliance, genetic testing reduces the proportion of family members who are receiving monitoring from 26% to 16% without impacting upon the number of family members receiving monitoring who should be monitored. After the cost of testing and counselling to the index case and family is incorporated into the costs, the use of genetic testing results in a $7,749 cost saving (discounted) over the lifetime of each patient and their first- and second-degree relatives.A cost comparison is only meaningful if there is no difference in effectiveness between the two management strategies. While no data were reported for comparative safety or effectiveness of genetic testing with clinical testing compared with clinical testing alone, a conclusion of similar effectiveness is likely to be conservative in this instance. The knowledge of genetic status may improve monitoring compliance among those who require it, may improve the quality of life and reduce testing-related adverse events in those who have not inherited the gene by allowing them to avoid monitoring, and will result in a small increase in monitoring among those who require it (in clinically negative yet genetically positive patients), and thus improve their health outcomes. Therefore, assumptions of equal effectiveness and the application of a cost comparison are likely to be conservative.The model used to compare costs of the genetic and clinical testing with clinical testing alone is markedly different to the likely use of genetic testing in Australian clinical practice. The economic analysis compares the costs of testing and lifetime monitoring of one individual (index case) and their first- and second-degree relatives. However, as VHL syndrome is a rare disease, it is likely that most VHL families will be known and only de novo cases will be discovered when a person becomes symptomatic. In this situation only a few family members will be genetically tested, and subsequent family members will be tested in childhood. Given the small number of estimated cases per year, and the likelihood that these cases are children of families already known to have a VHL mutation, the number of genetic tests each year is likely to be small.Current usage of VHL genetic testing is unknown, although Australian data from 2006–07 suggests that about 80 diagnostic tests are done annually. This is higher than expected given that the anticipated number of new VHL cases (de novo cases or inherited of previously unknown VHL families) in Australia is likely to be less than 10. Therefore, 80 diagnostic tests either represents testing of a backlog, in which case the number of tests would have fallen since 2007, or a far higher case finding rate than was reported in the literature. In the absence of more accurate data, 80 tests a year is assumed to be current usage; with expected usage estimated to double, this may represent an overestimation and therefore a conservative approach in calculating costs.It is anticipated that the listing of the VHL genetic test on the MBS will result in an annual cost to the MBS for diagnostic and predictive tests and genetic counselling of $65,000, increasing to $116,000 (undiscounted) if diagnostic testing doubles over the next 5?years. The cost to the Australian healthcare system (including state/territory governments and patient contributions) is about $154,000 per year if the rate of diagnostic testing pared with a situation in which genetic testing is not being done, fewer VHL patients and family members will require monitoring. The precise number of patients suspected of having VHL syndrome, or their family members who can avoid monitoring through genetic confirmation, is unknown. In an ideal situation, 50% of all first-degree and 25% of all second-degree relatives could avoid monitoring; however, a proportion will not accept monitoring regardless of the genetic test results. Two costings have been performed in which genetic testing results in a 50% and 75% reduction in required monitoring, respectively. Consequently, there is a cost saving to the MBS and the Australian healthcare system that increases each year (as more individuals are spared monitoring). By year 5, based on only 10 patients per year avoiding monitoring, the Australian healthcare system will be saving $34,000 annually. The cost savings associated with averted monitoring will eventually exceed the costs associated with genetic testing and counselling.Importantly, as is obvious from 2006–07 genetic testing data, testing for VHL already occurs despite it not being listed on the MBS. Therefore, the listing of this test on the MBS may not increase costs to the Australian healthcare system, but rather shift costs borne currently by the state/territory governments or individuals to the MBS. The availability of the test on the MBS may therefore improve access and address important equity issues.ConclusionsConclusions with respect to comparative safetyEven with a lack of evidence, the likelihood of adverse events as a consequence of VHL genetic testing are low, but it is recognised that there are some risks associated with genetic testing. Taking a peripheral blood sample can lead to bruising, pain, nerve damage and arterial puncture ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Lavery</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>199</RecNum><DisplayText>(Lavery &amp; Ingram 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>199</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">199</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Lavery, I.</author><author>Ingram, P.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Western General Hospital. irene.lavery@luht.scot.nhs.uk</auth-address><titles><title>Venepuncture: best practice</title><secondary-title>Nurs Stand</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Nurs Stand</full-title></periodical><pages>55-65; quiz 66</pages><volume>19</volume><number>49</number><keywords><keyword>Great Britain</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Infection Control/methods</keyword><keyword>Microbiological Techniques</keyword><keyword>Pain/etiology/prevention &amp; control</keyword><keyword>Phlebotomy/adverse effects/instrumentation/*methods</keyword><keyword>Practice Guidelines as Topic</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2005</year><pub-dates><date>Aug 17-23</date></pub-dates></dates><accession-num>16134421</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url> </url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Lavery & Ingram 2005). 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Trepanier et al 2004; Levy & Richard 2000). False negative or false positive test results may also cause psychological harms, and possibly physical harms, due to delayed or inappropriate treatment. However, in the case of VHL genetic testing, patients with a false positive test result are probably true carriers of a VHL mutation, in whom a positive clinical diagnosis could not be given at the time. Few patients should receive a false negative test result when tested using dual test methods, and they will still receive annual monitoring, minimising any potential harms.Conclusions with respect to effectiveness of VHL genetic testingThere were no data available to determine the direct health impact of including genetic testing as part of the current diagnostic strategy for patients suspected of VHL syndrome and their relatives. However, by linking evidence on the accuracy of VHL testing in individuals with change in management data, it is clear that most of the benefits from testing will accrue from reducing the need to monitor for VHL-associated neoplasms in asymptomatic family members who test negative for the mutation.Testing in patients with symptoms of VHL syndromeThe current worldwide standard VHL genetic testing methods of direct DNA sequencing of PCR products from all three exons of the VHL gene, plus a method to detect large deletions of the VHL gene such as MLPA, appear to be the most accurate of the modalities available. Despite being highly accurate, with median sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 100%, there is a false negative rate of 10.2%. This suggests that detection of a germ-line mutation is not yet possible for some patients with VHL syndrome. Thus, VHL genetic testing should not be used as a standalone test for the diagnosis of VHL syndrome in symptomatic patients, but as a confirmatory test. The false positive rate of 4.2% was expected, as there will always be a few patients with an underlying VHL mutation who do not meet the clinical criteria for VHL syndrome because their disease has not yet progressed sufficiently to obtain a positive clinical diagnosis. Genetic diagnosis of a VHL mutation was more accurate in patients with phaeochromocytoma than in any other patient group. This was most likely due to the high degree of correlation between the risk of developing phaeochromocytoma and the presence of a missense VHL mutation (a single nucleotide change detected by DNA sequencing). Thus, a negative VHL genetic test would effectively rule out a diagnosis of VHL syndrome in these patients. No difference in patient management is expected for patients presenting with the same VHL-associated neoplasms, irrespective of the method of diagnosis. Nevertheless, knowledge of a specific germ-line VHL mutation that indicates a VHL syndrome type in a patient with a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome may provide some information about the types of neoplasms that are likely to develop. Thus, management of patients could be tailored to ensure early detection of the neoplasms most likely to occur.Predictive VHL genetic testing in relativesThe diagnostic accuracy of genetic testing within family members was uniformly high and did not vary with the genetic testing methodology. This was expected—once a VHL mutation has been identified in an index case, their close relatives need only be tested for that specific mutation, using a testing methodology able to detect that type of mutation. Overall, we reported that approximately 4 out of 10 of all first- and second-degree relatives, and 2–3 out of 10 asymptomatic first- and second-degree relatives who undergo VHL genetic testing were identified as carriers of the familial VHL mutation. Younger relatives are more likely to receive a positive genetic test before any clinical signs of disease can be detected by clinical screening.The VHL genetic test is expected to change patient management for asymptomatic relatives when used as a triage test for lifelong screening. Relatives with a negative genetic test result would not require lifelong screening, saving potential anguish and unnecessary use of healthcare resources. Lifelong screening programs can then be targeted towards relatives who have inherited the VHL mutation and are likely to develop VHL-associated pliance with VHL genetic testingA greater proportion of symptomatic patients (88.0–97.0%) agreed to genetic testing compared with at-risk relatives (58.5–65.8%). Relatives aged over 20?years were more likely to undergo genetic testing than children aged less than 5?years, as parents are reluctant to have very young children genetically tested.Only 38.9% of patients with a VHL mutation continued screening after 5?years, with symptomatic patients more likely to continue than asymptomatic patients. Health benefitsHealth benefits are derived from reduced morbidity and mortality due to annual screening for early detection of newly developed neoplasms. However, the annual screening protocol is identical for all patients clinically diagnosed with VHL syndrome, irrespective of their VHL mutation status. It is therefore unclear if the addition of VHL genetic testing to clinical diagnosis has any impact on the health outcomes of patients with VHL syndrome or relatives at risk of the disease other than—hypothetically—through increased compliance with monitoring. There is the possibility that people with the mutation could eventually receive monitoring that is tailored to their genetic phenotype (reducing the need for some tests). However, the main benefit appears to be that people without the mutation, who are asymptomatic, can be effectively ruled out from lifelong monitoring for VHL-associated neoplasms.Conclusions with respect to the economic considerationsThe degree of savings involved with a reduction in lifelong monitoring will be largely contingent upon the uptake of genetic testing among family members and the compliance with monitoring when required. In the absence of direct evidence, a cost comparison was performed showing a difference in health outcomes from the comparison of diagnostic strategies. If only 60% of family members accept genetic testing and 40% accept monitoring, the introduction of genetic testing will result in a discounted net saving of $7,749 over the lifetime of one individual and their first- and second-degree relatives. Substantial uncertainties regarding the use of genetic testing in the Australian setting will limit the applicability of these conclusions.Genetic testing for VHL is already available and is funded by state/territory governments or by individuals. Therefore, there is unlikely to be a substantial pool of patients who are clinically diagnosed with VHL who have not also received genetic testing. Therefore, the listing of the VHL genetic test (both diagnostic and predictive) on the MBS will not necessarily result in an increase in costs to the Australian healthcare system, but rather a shift in who is responsible for the cost. Currently, it is estimated that about 80 VHL diagnostic tests are occurring per year in Australia. This is far greater than the number of estimated VHL diagnoses and likely represents case finding in patients with neoplasms that are suspicious for VHL. Currently, diagnostic and predictive VHL testing, combined with genetic counselling, is estimated to cost $86,129 per year. However, if specialists become more familiar with VHL, or the listing of the VHL genetic test on the MBS increases awareness, the threshold to send someone for a test may fall and the number of diagnostic VHL genetic tests may increase. If the demand for the VHL diagnostic test doubles, the annual cost of all VHL genetic testing and counselling will increase to $154,441 per year.Importantly, genetic testing may allow family members (and perhaps individuals suspected of having VHL syndrome who may be confirmed as not carrying a VHL genetic mutation) to avoid lifelong monitoring. Theoretically, more than 50% and 75% of all first- and second-degree family members, respectively, of patients with an inherited VHL genetic mutation may avoid lifelong monitoring, which is estimated to cost $687 annually (or double the cost of the predictive genetic test for family members). The cost offset due to avoided monitoring has been calculated assuming that no one has avoided monitoring up to this point; therefore, savings would be slowly accrued at first but would overtake the cost of genetic testing in the future. Based upon a 50% reduction in monitoring (estimated at 10 persons per year), by year 5, 50 persons would be avoiding monitoring each year who would have been receiving monitoring had they not had access to the genetic test. This is an estimated cost saving of $34,343 per year. It is important to realise that hundreds of individuals initially suspected of having VHL and family members of patients with VHL are currently not receiving monitoring due to negative genetic testing, and these savings are not represented in the financial analysis.When cost and cost savings are considered together, based on a doubling of case finding (160 diagnostic tests per year) and a 50% reduction in monitoring, the cost to the Australian healthcare system would be $120,099, with the MBS responsible for $90,074.Appendix AMSAC terms of reference and membershipThe Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) is an independent scientific committee comprising individuals with expertise in clinical medicine, health economics and consumer matters. It advises the Minister for Health and Ageing on whether a new medical service should be publicly funded based on an assessment of its comparative safety, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and total cost, using the best available evidence. In providing this advice, the MSAC may also take other relevant factors into account. This process ensures that Australians have access to medical services that have been shown to be safe and clinically effective, as well as representing value for money for the Australian healthcare system. The MSAC is to: advise the Minister for Health and Ageing on medical services including those that involve new or emerging technologies and procedures, in relation to: the strength of evidence in relation to the comparative safety, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and total cost of the medical service; whether public funding should be supported for the medical service and, if so, the circumstances under which public funding should be supported; the proposed Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item descriptor and fee for the service where funding through the MBS is supported; the circumstances, where there is uncertainty in relation to the clinical or cost-effectiveness of a service, under which interim public funding of a service should be supported for a specified period, during which defined data collections under agreed clinical protocols would be collected to inform a re-assessment of the service by the MSAC at the conclusion of that period; other matters related to the public funding of health services referred by the Ministeradvise the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) on health technology assessments referred under AHMAC arrangements. The MSAC may also establish subcommittees to assist it to effectively undertake its role. The MSAC may delegate some of its functions to its Executive subcommittee.The membership of the MSAC at the September 2011 meeting comprised a mix of clinical expertise covering pathology, nuclear medicine, surgery, specialist medicine and general practice, plus clinical epidemiology and clinical trials, health economics, consumers, and health administration and planning:Member (Executive listed first followed by members in alphabetical order)Expertise or affiliationProfessor Robyn Ward (Chair)Medical OncologyAssociate Professor Frederick Khafagi (Deputy Chair)Nuclear MedicineProfessor Jim Butler (Chair, Evaluation subcommittee)Health EconomicsAssociate Professor John AthertonCardiologyAssociate Professor Michael BilousAnatomical PathologyProfessor Jim Bishop AOCommonwealth Chief Medical Officer (ex-officio member)Associate Professor Kirsty DouglasGeneral Practice/ResearchProfessor Kwun FongThoracic MedicineProfessor Paul GlasziouEvidence-based health careMr Scott JanssonPathologyProfessor David LittleOrthopaedicsMr Russell McGowanConsumer Health RepresentativeProfessor David RoderHealth medicine/epidemiologyAssociate Professor Bev RowbothamHaematologyDr Graeme SuthersGenetics/PathologyMr David SwanAHMAC Representative (ex-officio member)Professor Ken ThomsonRadiologyDr Christine TippettObstetrics/GynaecologyAssociate Professor David WinlawPaediatric Cardiothoracic SurgeryDr Caroline WrightColorectal Cancer/SurgeryAppendix BMESP members and evaluatorsMembers of the Medical Expert Standing Panel for application 1153: VHL genetic testingMemberExpertiseAssoc Prof Bruce BennettsGenetic MedicineDr Marion HarrisOncologyMs Kerryn WeekesSenior Scientist (Clinical Genetics Laboratory)Winthrop Prof Jon EmeryGenetic Medicine and Cancer DiagnosisEvaluatorsNameOrganisationDr Judy MoronaResearch Officer, Adelaide Health Technology AssessmentMr David TamblynResearch Officer, Adelaide Health Technology AssessmentMs Vivian LiufuResearch Officer, Adelaide Health Technology AssessmentMr Ben ElleryResearch Officer, Adelaide Health Technology AssessmentMs Skye NewtonTeam Leader, Adelaide Health Technology AssessmentDr Shuhong WangResearch Fellow, Adelaide Health Technology AssessmentMs Tracy MerlinManager Director, Adelaide Health Technology AssessmentAppendix CMBS items required to monitor patients for signs of VHL diseaseCommonly occurring types of healthcare resources that are required to diagnose and monitor patients presenting with a neoplasm associated with VHL syndrome or with a family history of VHL syndrome are listed below.IdentifierDescriptionQuantity providedMBS item number23LEVEL B CONSULTATION AT CONSULTING ROOMSProfessional attendance at consulting rooms by a general practitioner (not being a service to which any other item in this table applies) lasting less than 20 minutes, including any of the following that are clinically relevant:a) taking a patient history;b) performing a clinical examination;c) arranging any necessary investigation;d) implementing a management plan;e) providing appropriate preventive health care;in relation to 1 or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation.Fee: $34.90 Benefit: 100% = $34.90MBS item number104SPECIALIST, REFERRED CONSULTATION—SURGERY OR HOSPITAL(Professional attendance at consulting rooms or hospital by a specialist in the practice of his or her specialty where the patient is referred to him or her)INITIAL attendance in a single course of treatment, not being a service to which ophthalmology items 106, 109 or obstetric item 16401 apply.Fee: $82.30 Benefit:75% = $61.75 85% = $70.00MBS item number105Each attendance SUBSEQUENT to the first in a single course of treatmentFee: $41.35 Benefit:75% = $31.0585% = $35.15MBS item number110CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN (OTHER THAN IN PSYCHIATRY), REFERRED CONSULTATION—SURGERY ORHOSPITAL(Professional attendance at consulting rooms or hospital by a consultant physician in the practice of his or her specialty (other thanin psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him or her by a medical practitioner)- INITIAL attendance in a single course of treatmentFee: $145.20 Benefit: 75% = $108.9085% = $123.45MBS item number116- Each attendance (other than a service to which item 119 applies) SUBSEQUENT to the first in a single course of treatmentFee: $72.65 Benefit:75% = $54.50 85% = $61.80MBS item number132CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN (OTHER THAN IN PSYCHIATRY) REFERRED PATIENT TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN - SURGERY OR HOSPITALProfessional attendance of at least 45 minutes duration for an initial assessment of a patient with at least two morbidities (this can include complex congenital, developmental and behavioural disorders), where the patient is referred by a medical practitioner, and where a) assessment is undertaken that covers:- a comprehensive history, including psychosocial history and medication review;- comprehensive multi or detailed single organ system assessment;- the formulation of differential diagnoses; andb) a consultant physician treatment and management plan of significant complexity is developed and provided to the referring practitioner that involves:- an opinion on diagnosis and risk assessment- treatment options and decisions- medication recommendationsNot being an attendance on a patient in respect of whom, an attendance under items 110, 116 and 119 has been received on the same day by the same consultant physician.Not being an attendance on the patient in respect of whom, in the preceding 12 months, payment has been made under this item for attendance by the same consultant physician.Fee: $253.90 Benefit:75% = $190.4585% = $215.85MBS item number133CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN (OTHER THAN IN PSYCHIATRY) REVIEW OF REFERRED PATIENT TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN - SURGERY OR HOSPITALProfessional attendance of at least 20 minutes duration subsequent to the first attendance in a single course of treatment for a review of a patient with at least two morbidities (this can include complex congenital, developmental and behavioural disorders), wherea) a review is undertaken that covers:- review of initial presenting problem/s and results of diagnostic investigations- review of responses to treatment and medication plans initiated at time of initial consultation comprehensive multi or detailed single organ system assessment,- review of original and differential diagnoses; andb) a modified consultant physician treatment and management plan is provided to the referring practitioner that involves, where appropriate:- a revised opinion on the diagnosis and risk assessment- treatment options and decisions- revised medication recommendationsNot being an attendance on a patient in respect of whom, an attendance under item 110, 116 and 119 has been received on the same day by the same consultant physician.Being an attendance on a patient in respect of whom, in the preceding 12 months, payment has been made under item 132 by the same consultant physician, payable no more than twice in any 12 month period.Fee: $127.10 Benefit:75% = $95.3585% = $108.05MBS item number66779PATHOLOGYAdrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, histamine, hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA), hydroxymethoxymandelic acid (HMMA), homovanillic acid (HVA), metanephrines, methoxyhydroxyphenylethylene glycol (MHPG), phenylacetic acid (PAA) or serotonin quantitation - 1 or more testsFee: $40.20 Benefit:75% = $30.1585% = $34.20MBS item number 55036ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN, including scan of urinary tract when undertaken but not being a service associated with the service described in item 55600 or item 55603, where:a) the patient is referred by a medical practitioner for ultrasonic examination not being a service associated with a service to which an item in Subgroups 2 or 3 of this Group applies;b) the referring medical practitioner is not a member of a group of practitioners of which the providing practitioner is a member; andc) the service is not performed with item 55038, 55044 or 55731 on the same patient within 24 hours (R)Fee: $111.30 Benefit:75% = $83.5085% = $94.65MBS item number 56407COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - scan of upper abdomen only (diaphragm to iliac crest) with intravenous contrast medium and with any scans of upper abdomen (diaphragm to iliac crest) prior to intravenous contrast injection, when undertaken, not being a service to which item 56307, 56507, 56807 or 57007 applies (R) (K) (Anaes.)Fee: $360.00 Benefit:75% = $270.0085% = $306.00MBS item number 63111(if abnormality detected on ultrasound)MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (including Magnetic Resonance Angiography if performed), performed under the professional supervision of an eligible provider at an eligible location where the patient is referred by a specialist or by a consultant physician - scan of head and cervical spine for:- tumour of the central nervous system or meninges (R) (Contrast) (Anaes.)Fee: $492.80 Benefit:75% = $369.6085% = $421.60 Source: ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Department of Health and Ageing</Author><Year>2011</Year><RecNum>261</RecNum><DisplayText>(Department of Health and Ageing 2011)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>261</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">261</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Web Page">12</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Department of Health and Ageing,</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>MBS Online </title></titles><number>September 2011</number><dates><year>2011</year><pub-dates><date>8 July 2011</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url> of Health and Ageing (2011) MBS = Medicare Benefits ScheduleAppendix DSearch terms used for literature searchesTable SEQ Table \* ARABIC 55Search terms for VHL genetic testing (direct evidence)Element of clinical questionSuggested search ‘von hippel lindau disease’/exp OR ‘von hippel lindau’ OR ‘vhl’ OR ‘vhl gene’ OR ‘vhl mutation’ PubMedvon Hippel Lindau disease[MeSH] OR von Hippel Lindau[Text Word] OR (VHL[Text Word] AND (gene*[Text Word] OR mutat*[Text Word]))Intervention/‘diagnosis’/exp OR ‘diagnosis’ OR 'genetic screening'/exp OR ‘genetic screening’ OR 'genetic test' OR 'genetic testing' OR 'molecular test' OR 'molecular testing' OR 'DNA screening'/exp OR 'DNA screening' OR ‘DNA test’ OR ‘DNA testing’ OR 'sequence analysis'/exp OR 'sequence analysis' OR 'genetic procedures'/exp OR 'genetic procedure' PubMedDiagnosis[MeSH] OR diagnos*[Text Word] OR genetic testing[MeSH] OR genetic test[Text Word] OR genetic test*[Text Word] OR molecular diagnostic techniques[MeSH] OR molecular test[Text Word] OR molecular test*[Text Word] OR genetic screening[Text Word] OR gene[Text Word]Comparator N/AOutcomes N/ALimitsHumans, 1993 – May 2011Table SEQ Table \* ARABIC 56 Search terms for VHL genetic testing (linked evidence)Element of clinical questionSuggested search termsTest 'von hippel lindau disease'/exp OR 'von hippel lindau' OR ‘vhl gene’ OR ‘vhl mutation’ OR 'vhl' AND'diagnosis, measurement and analysis'/exp OR 'sensitivity and specificity'/exp OR ‘sensitivity’ OR ‘specificity’ OR ‘accuracy’ OR 'diagnostic error'/exp OR ‘false negative’ OR ‘false positive’ OR ‘predictive value’ OR ‘likelihood ratio’ PubMedvon Hippel Lindau disease[MeSH] OR von Hippel Lindau[Text Word] OR (VHL[Text Word] AND (gene*[Text Word] OR mutat*[Text Word])) ANDDiagnostic Techniques[MeSH] OR Sensitivity and Specificity[MeSH] OR sensitive*[Text Word] OR specific*[Text Word] OR Diagnostic Errors[MeSH] OR accuracy[Text Word] OR false negative[Text Word] OR false positive[Text Word] OR predictive value*[Text Word] OR likelihood ratio*[Text Word] Change in management of patients identified with VHL 'von hippel lindau disease'/exp OR 'von hippel lindau' OR ‘vhl gene’ OR ‘vhl mutation’ OR 'vhl' AND'therapy'/exp OR 'therapy' OR 'disease management'/exp OR 'management' OR 'patient care' OR 'treatment' OR ‘therapy’ OR ‘surveillance’ OR ‘monitoring’ OR ‘screening’ PubMedvon Hippel Lindau disease[MeSH] OR von Hippel Lindau[Text Word] OR (VHL[Text Word] AND (gene*[Text Word] OR mutat*[Text Word])) ANDPatient Care Management[MeSH] OR manage*[Text Word] OR therap*[Text Word] OR treat*[Text Word] OR surveillance[Text Word] OR monitor*[Text Word] Ethical Search 1'genetic screening'/mj OR 'genetic test' OR 'genetic testing'/mj OR 'molecular test' OR 'molecular testing' OR 'dna screening'/mj OR 'dna test' OR 'dna testing' OR 'sequence analysis'/mj OR 'genetic procedure'AND'patient right'/mj OR 'patient autonomy'/mj OR 'personal autonomy'/mj OR 'autonomy' OR 'social justice'/mj OR 'access to information'/mj OR 'bioethics'/mj OR 'informed consent'/mj OR 'privacy'/mj OR 'confidentiality'/mjSearch 2'genetic screening':ti OR 'genetic test':ti OR 'genetic testing':ti OR 'molecular test':ti OR 'molecular testing':ti OR 'dna screening':ti OR 'dna test':ti OR 'dna testing':ti OR 'sequence analysis':ti OR 'genetic procedure':ti OR 'genetic screening':ab OR 'genetic test':ab OR 'genetic testing':ab OR 'molecular test':ab OR 'molecular testing':ab OR 'dna screening':ab OR 'dna test':ab OR 'dna testing':ab OR 'sequence analysis':ab OR 'genetic procedure':abAND'patient right':ti OR 'patient autonomy':ti OR 'personal autonomy':ti OR 'autonomy':ti OR 'social justice':ti OR 'access to information':ti OR 'bioethics':ti OR 'informed consent':ti OR 'privacy':ti OR 'confidentiality':ti OR 'patient right':ab OR 'patient autonomy':ab OR 'personal autonomy':ab OR 'autonomy':ab OR 'social justice':ab OR 'access to information':ab OR 'bioethics':ab OR 'informed consent':ab OR 'privacy':ab OR 'confidentiality':abPubMedvon Hippel Lindau disease[MeSH] OR von Hippel Lindau[Text Word] OR (VHL[Text Word] AND (gene*[Text Word] OR mutat*[Text Word])) ORgenetic testing[MeSH] OR gene* test*[Text Word] OR molecular diagnostic techniques[MeSH] OR molecular test*[Text Word] OR DNA test*[Text Word] OR gene* screen*[Text Word]ANDPersonal Autonomy[MeSH] OR Social Justice[MeSH] OR Bioethical Issues[MeSH] OR Bioethics[MeSH] OR Informed consent[MeSH] OR Third-Party Consent[MeSH] OR genetic counselling[Text Word] OR genetic education[Text Word] OR autonomy[Text Word] OR privacy[Text Word] OR consent[Text Word] OR confidentiality[Text Word]LimitsHumans, 1993 – May 2011Table SEQ Table \* ARABIC 57 Search terms for additional databases for economic evaluation of VHL genetic testingElement of clinical questionSuggested search termsCost-'von hippel lindau disease'/exp OR 'von hippel lindau' OR ‘vhl gene’ OR ‘vhl mutation’ OR 'vhl' PubMedvon Hippel Lindau disease[MeSH] OR von Hippel Lindau[Text Word] OR (VHL[Text Word] AND (gene*[Text Word] OR mutat*[Text Word])) LimitsHumans, 1993 – May 2011Appendix EHealth Technology Assessment Agency websites AUSTRALIAAustralian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures – Surgical (ASERNIP-S) for Clinical Effectiveness for Health Economics, Monash University of Technology Assessment / HTA unit d’Evaluation des Technologies et des Modes d’Intervention en Santé (AETMIS) Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Institute of Health Economics Canadian Agency for Drugs And Technologies in Health (CADTH) Health Economics Research Association (CHERA/ACRES) – Cabot database for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA), McMaster University for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR), University of British Columbia Utilities Index (HUI) for Clinical and Evaluative Studies (ICES) Health Quality Council (Canada) Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment (DACEHTA) Institute for Health Services Research (DSI) Office for Health Technology Assessment (FINOHTA) Haute Autorité de santé (HAS) - or French National Authority for Health Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI) / HTA for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) NETHERLANDSHealth Council of the Netherlands Gezondheidsraad for Medical Technology Assessment (Netherlands) ZEALANDNew Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA) Knowledge Centre for the Health Services de Evaluación de Tecnologias Sanitarias, Instituto de Salud “Carlos III”I/Health Technology Assessment Agency (AETS) Agency for Health Technology Assessment (Spain) Agency for Health Technology Assessment (CAHTA) for Medical Health Technology Assessment Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU) Network on Health Technology Assessment (SNHTA) KINGDOMNational Health Service Health Technology Assessment (UK) / National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA) Quality Improvement Scotland Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) European Information Network on New and Changing Health Technologies of York NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (NHS CRD) STATESAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) School of Public Health for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Department of Health (US) Information Centre of Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (US) Health Resources Commission (US) of Health Technology Assessment Archive (US) U.S. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center (Tec)’s Affairs Research and Development Technology Assessment Program (US) Appendix FLiterature sourcesThe VHL gene has only been described in the literature after 1993; therefore, the search period was restricted from 1993 (or if inception of the database was later, from that date) until May 2011.Bibliographic databasesElectronic databaseTime periodCochrane Library – including, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), the Health Technology Assessment Database, the NHS Economic Evaluation Database1993 – May 2011Web of Science – Science Citation Index Expanded1993 – May 2011Current Contents 1998 – May (including Embase and Medline)1993 – May 2011PubMed1993 – May 2011CINAHL1993 – May 2011EconLit1993 – May 2011PsycINFO (for ethical issues only)1993 – May 2011Additional sources of literatureSourceLocation InternetNHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) Department of Health and Human Services (reports and publications) York Academy of Medicine Grey Literature Report database Controlled Trials metaRegister Library of Medicine Health Services/Technology Assessment Text. National Research Register Google Scholar Hand searching (journals from 2010–11)Studies other than those found in regular searchesLibrary or electronic accessExpert cliniciansMSAC Medical Expert Standing Panel (MESP)PearlingAll included articles had their reference lists searched for additional relevant source materialAdditional databases searched for economic evaluationsElectronic databaseTime periodCost-effectiveness Analysis (CEA) Registry1993 – June 2011 Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects or Reviews of Effects (DARE)1993 – June 2011Health Technology Assessment database1993 – June 2011NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)1993 – June 2011European Network of Health Economics Evaluation Databases (EURONHEED)1993 – June 2011 Paediatric Economic Database Evaluation (PEDE)1993 – December 2009a Search terms used: von hippel lindau disease OR von hippel lindau OR vhl gene OR vhl mutation OR vhla The Paediatric Economic Database Evaluation contains citations from January 1980 to December 2009. 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L.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Atuk, N.O., Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, United States</auth-address><titles><title>Pheochromocytoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease: Clinical presentation and mutation analysis in a large, multigenerational kindred</title><secondary-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</full-title></periodical><pages>117-120</pages><volume>83</volume><number>1</number><keywords><keyword>adolescent</keyword><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>disease association</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>gene sequence</keyword><keyword>genetic analysis</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>major clinical study</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>pedigree analysis</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>school child</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1998</year></dates><isbn>0021-972X</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>, compared with clinical assessment</research-notes></record></Cite></EndNote>(Atuk et al 1998)University of Virginia Health Sciences Centre, Charlottesville, Virginia, USAComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 13 members of a VHL family followed since 1964n = 6 affected membersn = 7 unaffected membersInclusion:Members of a large kindred (descendants of 3 siblings) that had been followed since 1964Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencingComparator:Screening by measuring blood pressure, urinary norepinephrine, epinephrine, metanephrines and vanillylmandelic acid concentrations, and by ophthalmoscopyDiagnostic accuracyCostsN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Bar</Author><Year>1997</Year><RecNum>44</RecNum><DisplayText>(Bar et al 1997)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>44</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">44</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Bar, M.</author><author>Friedman, E.</author><author>Jakobovitz, O.</author><author>Leibowitz, G.</author><author>Lerer, I.</author><author>Abeliovich, D.</author><author>Gross, D. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Bender et al 2001)Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, GermanyComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 125 patientsn = 64 patients belonging to 15 families with a known VHL c.505 T/C mutation n = 10 subjects with apparently sporadic VHL-associated tumours, with the c.505 T/C mutationn = 51 first-degree relatives that were diagnosed as VHL c.505 T/C mutation carriersInclusion:Patients or a first-degree asymptomatic relative with the VHL c.505 T/C mutationExclusion:Not statedIntervention:PCR with modified primers to create restriction-site polymorphismsComparator:Clinical surveillance that included direct ophthalmoscopy and gadolinium-enhanced MRI of the brain, spinal cord and abdomen, plus 24-hour urine for catecholaminesDiagnostic accuracyPenetrance N/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Brauch</Author><Year>1997</Year><RecNum>48</RecNum><DisplayText>(Brauch et al 1997)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>48</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">48</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Brauch, H.</author><author>Hoeppner, W.</author><author>Jahnig, H.</author><author>Wohl, T.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author><author>Spelsberg, F.</author><author>Ritter, M. M.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Brauch, H., Laboratory of Oncology, Womens Hospital Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany</auth-address><titles><title>Sporadic pheochromocytomas are rarely associated with germline mutations in the vhl tumor suppressor gene or the ret protooncogene</title><secondary-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</full-title></periodical><pages>4101-4104</pages><volume>82</volume><number>12</number><keywords><keyword>adolescent</keyword><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>aged</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>cancer screening</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>germ line</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>human tissue</keyword><keyword>major clinical study</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>proto oncogene</keyword><keyword>single strand conformation polymorphism</keyword><keyword>tumor suppressor gene</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1997</year></dates><isbn>0021-972X</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Brauch et al 1997)Womens Hospital Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, GermanyCase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP2Q3N = 62 patients with sporadic PH N = 7 first-degree relatives of 2 index casesInclusion:Patients who underwent surgery, 1995–96, for sporadic PH at the Ludwig Maximilian University, the Hospital Martha-Maria in Munich, or the Benjamin Franklin University in BerlinExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingDiagnostic yieldN/APEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5DYXNjb248L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDA5PC9ZZWFyPjxS

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Chen et al 1996)Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland, USACase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 12 members of a large Pennsylvanian VHL type 2A PH familyn = 5 diagnosed with VHL syndromeInclusion:Members of a large Pennsylvanian VHL type 2A PH family (#1190) of German origin containing 19 affected subjectsExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingComparator:Clinical diagnosis according to Chen et al (1995)Diagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Cho</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>54</RecNum><DisplayText>(Cho et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>54</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">54</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Cho, H. J.</author><author>Ki, C. S.</author><author>Kim, J. W.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Cho, H.J., Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konyang Univeristy Hospital, College of Medical Science, Konyang University, Daejon, Korea.</auth-address><titles><title>Improved detection of germline mutations in Korean VHL patients by multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis</title><secondary-title>Journal of Korean medical science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Korean medical science</full-title></periodical><pages>77-83</pages><volume>24</volume><number>1</number><keywords><keyword>adolescent</keyword><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>Asian</keyword><keyword>case report</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>gene deletion</keyword><keyword>genetic predisposition</keyword><keyword>genetics</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>Korea</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>methodology</keyword><keyword>middle aged</keyword><keyword>mutation</keyword><keyword>nucleic acid amplification</keyword><keyword>nucleotide sequence</keyword><keyword>phenotype</keyword><keyword>sequence analysis</keyword><keyword>single nucleotide polymorphism</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year></dates><isbn>1598-6357</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Cho et al 2009)Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 26 patients suspected of having VHL syndromen = 15 patients with VHL diagnosisn = 11 patients with VHL-associated symptomInclusion:Unrelated patients referred to Medical Centre, October 2001 – September 2006, with suspicion of VHL diseaseExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencing, MLPAComparator:Diagnosis of VHL syndrome requires at least two HBs or a single HB in association with a visceral manifestation (RCC, PH or multiple pancreatic cysts), or a single HB, PH, multiple pancreatic cysts or RCC in a patient with family historyDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Choo</Author><Year>2004</Year><RecNum>55</RecNum><DisplayText>(Choo et al 2004)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>55</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">55</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Choo, D.</author><author>Shotland, L.</author><author>Mastroianni, M.</author><author>Glenn, G.</author><author>Van Waes, C.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Oldfield, E. H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Endolymphatic sac tumors in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Journal of Neurosurgery</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Neurosurgery</full-title></periodical><pages>480-487</pages><volume>100</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>2004</year><pub-dates><date>Mar</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0022-3085</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000220186400019</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000220186400019</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Choo et al 2004)National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USACase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceHigh quality(NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 175 patients or individuals from families with confirmed VHL disease or who were at riskn = 129 patients with confirmed VHL (clinical and GT positive)n = 46 relatives (clinical and GT negative)Inclusion:Participants were prospectively enrolled if they were patients or individuals from families with confirmed VHL disease or who were at risk for VHL disease based on their family history of clinical manifestationsExclusion:Abnormal middle ear function, history of significant noise exposure, whole-brain radiation therapy, chemotherapy, sudden hearing loss for any reason, closed head trauma with loss of consciousnessIntervention:The screening protocol included evaluations by an audiologist, medical geneticist, urological oncologist, ophthalmologist, neurosurgeon and neuro-otologist. Laboratory studies included standard serum chemistry, complete blood counts, thyroid panels and urinalysis, as well as 24-hour urine screening for catecholaminesPrevalence N/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Choyke</Author><Year>1997</Year><RecNum>56</RecNum><DisplayText>(Choyke et al 1997)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>56</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">56</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Choyke, P. L.</author><author>Glenn, G. M.</author><author>Wagner, J. P.</author><author>Lubensky, I. A.</author><author>Thakore, K.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Walther, M. M.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Diagnostic Radiology Department, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.</auth-address><titles><title>Epididymal cystadenomas in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Urology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Urology</full-title></periodical><pages>926-31</pages><volume>49</volume><number>6</number><edition>1997/06/01</edition><keywords><keyword>Adolescent</keyword><keyword>Adult</keyword><keyword>Aged</keyword><keyword>Child</keyword><keyword>Cystadenoma/ complications/genetics/ultrasonography</keyword><keyword>Epididymis</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Male</keyword><keyword>Middle Aged</keyword><keyword>Mutation</keyword><keyword>Testicular Neoplasms/ complications/genetics/ultrasonography</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/ complications/genetics</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1997</year><pub-dates><date>Jun</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0090-4295 (Print)&#xD;0090-4295 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>9187702</accession-num><urls></urls><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Choyke et al 1997)National Cancer Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland, USACase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceMedium quality(NHS CRD = 4/6)N = 56 consecutive affected men from the VHL Clinicn = 34 VHL mutation status knownInclusion:Male patient with confirmed VHL; with follow-up of at least 2?yearsExclusion:Not statedIntervention:Details of genetic testing not reportedComparator:Clinical screening including CT scans and ultrasound of the abdomen, MRI of the brain and spine, audiology and ophthalmoscopyPrevalenceN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ciotti</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>57</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ciotti et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>57</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">57</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ciotti, P.</author><author>Garuti, A.</author><author>Gulli, R.</author><author>Ballestrero, A.</author><author>Bellone, E.</author><author>Mandich, P.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Ciotti, P., Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, and Genetics, Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy</auth-address><titles><title>Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau gene in Italian patients</title><secondary-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>European Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>311-314</pages><volume>52</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>von Hippel Lindau protein</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>clinical protocol</keyword><keyword>controlled study</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>laboratory diagnosis</keyword><keyword>mutational analysis</keyword><keyword>quantitative analysis</keyword><keyword>real time polymerase chain reaction</keyword><keyword>validation study</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2009</year></dates><isbn>1769-7212</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Ciotti et al 2009)University of Genova and the Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino of Genova, Genova, ItalyComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 43 patients suspected to have VHL syndromen = 27 classic VHL casesn = 3 patients with non-classic VHL meeting diagnostic criterian = 13 patients not meeting diagnostic criteria for VHL syndromeInclusion:43 index cases referred to the Service of Medical Genetics, Genova, for germ-line mutation analysis in the VHL gene, 1995–2008Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:Real-time Q-PCRComparator:Diagnostic criteria for classic and non-classic VHL disease, and VHL-associated disease not meeting criteria as described by Hes et al (2007)Diagnostic accuracyN/APEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5Db3Jjb3M8L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDA4PC9ZZWFyPjxS

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (De Krijger et al 2006)Josephine Nefkens Institute, Rotterdam, NetherlandsComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 10 paediatric PH patientsn = 2 diagnosed with VHLInclusion:Paediatric patients with PHs selected for mutation analysis for RET, VHL, SDHB and SDHD without knowing the patient or family historyExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DGGE, SSCP and DNA sequencingComparator:Criteria not reportedDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Dollfus</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>65</RecNum><DisplayText>(Dollfus et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>65</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">65</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Dollfus, H.</author><author>Massin, P.</author><author>Taupin, P.</author><author>Nemeth, C.</author><author>Amara, S.</author><author>Giraud, S.</author><author>Beroud, C.</author><author>Dureau, P.</author><author>Gaudric, A.</author><author>Landais, P.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>French, V. H. L. Study Grp</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Retinal hemangioblastoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease: A clinical and molecular study</title><secondary-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</full-title></periodical><pages>3067-3074</pages><volume>43</volume><number>9</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0146-0404</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000177748200036</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000177748200036</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Dollfus et al 2002)Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FranceComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 196 VHL patientsn = 91 patients with ocular manifestations n = 105 patients without ocular manifestationsInclusion:Patients registered in the French VHL database, 1996–99, that met the diagnostic criteria for VHL and agreed to genetic testingExclusion:Patients with solitary retinal HB and no mutation detected in the VHL geneIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:Criteria for VHL defined by the presence of two major manifestations, including at least one CNS or retinal HB, one major manifestation and a positive family history, or an isolated clinical feature with mutation in the VHL geneDiagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceMedium quality(NHS CRD = 4/6)N = 211 patients registered in the French VHL database that met the diagnostic criteria for VHL n = 196 patients that agreed to genetic testing n = 149 patients that had a VHL mutationInclusion:Patients registered in the French VHL database, 1996–99, that met the diagnostic criteria for VHL Exclusion:Patients with solitary retinal HB and no mutation detected in the VHL geneIntervention:A questionnaire inquiring about the ocular and general status of the patients was sent to ophthalmologists treating patients with VHLPrevalenceChange in manage-mentN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Erlic</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>67</RecNum><DisplayText>(Erlic et al 2009)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>67</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">67</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Erlic, Z.</author><author>Rybicki, L.</author><author>Peczkowska, M.</author><author>Golcher, H.</author><author>Kann, P. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Glasker et al 1999)Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, GermanyComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 141 patients with symptomatic HBs of the CNSn = 94 diagnosed with VHLn = 81 with VHL germ-line mutations Inclusion:All patients with HBs admitted to the hospital, 1983–98, and patients referred for genetic testing of the VHL geneExclusion:Not stated Intervention:Southern blotting, SSCP and DNA sequencingComparator:Clinical diagnosis: clinical information of intracranial as well as spinal findings, detailed data from ophthalmological and visceral findings, and an extensive pedigree analysisDiagnostic accuracyCosts N/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Glasker</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>75</RecNum><DisplayText>(Glasker et al 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>75</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">75</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Glasker, S.</author><author>Bender, B. U.</author><author>Apel, T. W.</author><author>van Velthoven, V.</author><author>Mulligan, L. M.</author><author>Zentner, J.</author><author>Neumann, N. P. H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Reconsideration of biallelic inactivation of the VHL tumour suppressor gene in hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system</title><secondary-title>Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry</full-title></periodical><pages>644-648</pages><volume>70</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2001</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0022-3050</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000168326200012</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000168326200012</url><url>;(Glasker et al 2001)Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, GermanyComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 31 patients with CNS HBn = 18 patients with VHL diseasen = 13 patients with sporadic tumoursInclusion:Patients with CNS HB, who were consecutively treated 1993–97 at the Freiburg University Medical CentreExclusion:Not stated Intervention:SSCP and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:Criteria not reportedDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Gl?sker</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>76</RecNum><DisplayText>(Gl?sker et al 2005)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>76</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">76</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Gl?sker, Sven</author><author>Berlis, Ansgar</author><author>Pagenstecher, Axel</author><author>Vougioukas, Vassilios I.</author><author>Van Velthoven, Vera</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Characterization of Hemangioblastomas of Spinal Nerves</title><secondary-title>Neurosurgery</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Neurosurgery</full-title></periodical><pages>503-509 10.1227/01.NEU.0000153909.70381.C8</pages><volume>56</volume><number>3</number><keywords><keyword>Hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>Spinal nerve</keyword><keyword>Spinal tumor</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau disease</keyword><keyword>00006123-200503000-00013</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2005</year></dates><isbn>0148-396X</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Gl?sker et al 2005)Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, GermanyComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 6 patients with CNS HBs requiring surgeryn = 4 patients with VHL diseasen = 2 patients with sporadic tumoursInclusion:Patients with CNS HB treated, 1983–2003, at the Freiburg University Medical Centre, who exhibited an entirely extradural location of the tumour during surgeryExclusion:Asymptomatic spinal verve tumours not requiring surgeryIntervention:Method not reportedComparator:Criteria not reportedDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Glavac</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>77</RecNum><DisplayText>(Glavac et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>77</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">77</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Glavac, D.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Wittke, C.</author><author>Jaenig, H.</author><author>Masek, O.</author><author>Streicher, T.</author><author>Pausch, F.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author><author>Plate, K. H.</author><author>Hofler, H.</author><author>Chen, F.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene and associated lesions in families with von Hippel-Lindau disease from central Europe</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>271-280</pages><volume>98</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>1996</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996VA11500004</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996VA11500004</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Glavac et al 1996)Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Medical Faculty, Ljubljana, SloveniaComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 65 patients with VHL syndromeN = 15 asymptomatic family members with a VHL mutationInclusion:Affected members of 65 families diagnosed with VHL syndromeAsymptomatic family members from 8 large VHL familiesExclusion:Not stated Intervention:DNA sequencing, SSCP analysis, Southern blottingComparator:Clinical diagnosis by standard criteriaClinical screening of VHL mutation +ve relativesDiagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 50 asymptomatic family membersInclusion:Asymptomatic family members from 8 large VHL familiesExclusion:Not stated Intervention:DNA sequencing, SSCP analysis, Southern blottingDiagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Gomy</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>78</RecNum><DisplayText>(Gomy et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>78</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">78</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Gomy, I.</author><author>Molfetta, G. A.</author><author>Barreto, E. D.</author><author>Ferreira, C. A.</author><author>Zanette, D. L.</author><author>Casali-da-Rocha, J. C.</author><author>Silva, W. A.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Clinical and molecular characterization of Brazilian families with von Hippel-Lindau disease: a need for delineating genotype-phenotype correlation</title><secondary-title>Familial Cancer</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Familial Cancer</full-title></periodical><pages>635-642</pages><volume>9</volume><number>4</number><dates><year>2010</year><pub-dates><date>Dec</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1389-9600</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000284157200022</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000284157200022</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1007/s10689-010-9357-2</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Gomy et al 2010)University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, BrazilComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 10 VHL familiesn = 9 VHL familiesn = 1 sporadic VHL-associated lesionInclusion:Families that were referred to the Cancer Genetic Counselling Service and fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for VHL disease, and 1 patient with a sporadic cerebellar HB Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencing, MLPAComparator:Clinical diagnosis using conventional diagnostic criteriaDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Green</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>34</RecNum><DisplayText>(Green 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>34</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">34</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Thesis">32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Green, J. S.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Development, implementation and evaluation of clinical and genetic screening programs for hereditary tumour syndromes</title></titles><pages>530 p</pages><volume>Ph.D.</volume><keywords><keyword>Genetic Screening</keyword><keyword>Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary</keyword><keyword>Program Development</keyword><keyword>Cost Benefit Analysis</keyword><keyword>Interviews</keyword><keyword>Newfoundland</keyword><keyword>Pedigree</keyword><keyword>Record Review</keyword><keyword>Human</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><publisher>Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)</publisher><isbn>978-0-612-25771-9</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Green 1996)Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaCase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 28 family members with no clinical signs of VHL diseaseInclusion:Affected members of 65 families diagnosed with VHL syndromeAsymptomatic family members from 8 large VHL familiesExclusion:Not statedIntervention:Restriction-site polymorphismDiagnostic yieldCost–benefit analysisN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Gross</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>80</RecNum><DisplayText>(Gross et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>80</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">80</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Gross, D. J.</author><author>Avishai, N.</author><author>Meiner, V.</author><author>Filon, D.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Abeliovich, D.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Gross, D.J., Dept. of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel</auth-address><titles><title>Familial pheochromocytoma associated with a novel mutation in the von Hippel-Lindau gene</title><secondary-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</full-title></periodical><pages>147-149</pages><volume>81</volume><number>1</number><keywords><keyword>adrenal tumor</keyword><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>chemodectoma</keyword><keyword>child</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>familial disease</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>nucleic acid base substitution</keyword><keyword>paraganglioma</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><isbn>0021-972X</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Gross et al 1996)Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, IsraelComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 5 first-degree family members with VHL mutationsn = 1 with signs of clinical diseasen = 4 with no signs of diseaseInclusion:Kindred of a Jewish VHL family of Kurdish origin with 3 generationsExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingComparator:Criteria not reportedDiagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 19 kindred from 1 familyn = 4 diagnosed with VHLn = 15 asymptomatic first-degree relativesInclusion:Kindred of a Jewish VHL family of Kurdish origin with 3 generationsExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingDiagnostic yieldN/APEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5IYXR0b3JpPC9BdXRob3I+PFllYXI+MjAwNjwvWWVhcj48

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School Medicine, Yokohama 236, Japan</auth-address><titles><title>Molecular genetic diagnosis of von vippel-lindau disease: Analysis of five japanese families</title><secondary-title>Japanese Journal of Cancer Research</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Japanese Journal of Cancer Research</full-title></periodical><pages>423-428</pages><volume>87</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>DNA</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>deletion mutant</keyword><keyword>exon</keyword><keyword>familial disease</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>human tissue</keyword><keyword>Japan</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>molecular genetics</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>single strand conformation polymorphism</keyword><keyword>somatic mutation</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><isbn>0910-5050</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Kanno et al 1996)Yokohama City University School Medicine, Yokohama, JapanComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 8 individuals with VHL syndrome belonging to 1 of 5 VHL families Inclusion:Individuals belonging to 1 of 5 families with VHL syndromeExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingComparator:Clinical diagnosis (criteria not stated)Diagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 17 asymptomatic relativesNot reportedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingDiagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Kim</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>93</RecNum><DisplayText>(Kim et al 2009b)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>93</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">93</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Kim, W. 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J.</author><author>Akerstrom, G.</author><author>Nordenskjold, M.</author><author>Bergerheim, U. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Libutti et al 2000)National Cancer Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USAComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 44 VHL patients from 36 families diagnosed with PNETsInclusion:Patients with VHL disease and a PNET who were evaluated, December 1988 – December 1999, at the Clinical CentreExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencing, Southern blotting Comparator:Clinical diagnosis of PNET was made either by pathologic analysis of tissue specimens or by characteristic radiographic appearance on CT and MRIDiagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceMedium quality(NHS CRD = 4/6)N = 188 VHL mutation positive families Inclusion:Patients with VHL disease who were evaluated, December 1988 – December 1999, at the Clinical CentreExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencing, Southern blotting Comparator:Clinical diagnosis of PNET was made either by pathologic analysis of tissue specimens or by characteristic radiographic appearance on CT and MRIPrevalenceN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Magnani</Author><Year>2001</Year><RecNum>101</RecNum><DisplayText>(Magnani et al 2001)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>101</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">101</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Magnani, C.</author><author>Passerini, E.</author><author>Pasini, B.</author><author>Regolo, P.</author><author>Fiore, T.</author><author>Libroia, A.</author><author>Verga, U.</author><author>Ferrari, M.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Magnani, C., IRCCS H. San Raffaele Clinical Molecular Biology Laboratory, Italy.</auth-address><titles><title>Search for germline mutations by DGGE in Italian von Hippel-Lindau patients</title><secondary-title>Contributions to nephrology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Contributions to nephrology</full-title></periodical><pages>271-280</pages><number>136</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>electrophoresis</keyword><keyword>genetics</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>mutation</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2001</year></dates><isbn>0302-5144</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Magnani et al 2001)San Raffaele Clinica Molecular Biology Laboratory, Policlinico Hospital, University of Milan, ItalyComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 18 patients from the San Raffaele Clinica and Policlinico Hospitaln = 4 patients with family history of VHLn = 14 VHL patients with no family history of diseasen = 21 first-degree relatives of 5 index casesn = 9 symptomatic or with clinical signs of diseasen = 2 with no clinical signs of diseaseInclusion:Taken from a sample of 39 patients and their relatives from the San Raffaele Clinica and Policlinico Hospital, MilanExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DG-DGGE analysis and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:Criteria as for ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Seizinger</Author><Year>1991</Year><RecNum>206</RecNum><DisplayText>(Seizinger et al 1991)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>206</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">206</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Seizinger, B R</author><author>Smith, D I</author><author>Filling-Katz, M R</author><author>Neumann, H</author><author>Green, J S</author><author>Choyke, P L</author><author>Anderson, K M</author><author>Freiman, R N</author><author>Klauck, S M</author><author>Whaley, J</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Genetic flanking markers refine diagnostic criteria and provide insights into the genetics of Von Hippel Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</full-title></periodical><pages>2864-2868</pages><volume>88</volume><number>7</number><dates><year>1991</year><pub-dates><date>April 1, 1991</date></pub-dates></dates><urls><related-urls><url> et al (1991)Diagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Maher</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>102</RecNum><DisplayText>(Maher et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>102</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">102</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Maher, E. 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T.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Maher, E.R., University of Cambridge, Box 134, Addenbrooke&apos;s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom</auth-address><titles><title>Phenotypic expression in von Hippel-Lindau disease: Correlations with germline VHL gene mutations</title><secondary-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>328-332</pages><volume>33</volume><number>4</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>familial cancer</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>genetic counseling</keyword><keyword>genetic risk</keyword><keyword>germ line</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>kidney carcinoma</keyword><keyword>phenotype</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>single strand conformation polymorphism</keyword><keyword>Southern blotting</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1996</year></dates><isbn>0022-2593</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Maher et al 1996)Cambridge University Department of Pathology, Cambridge, UKComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 138 unrelated patients clinically diagnosed with VHL disease Inclusion:Unrelated patients clinically diagnosed with VHL disease and that had proven retinal angioma, CNS HB, RCC, or PHExclusion:Not statedIntervention:Southern blotting, SSCP and heteroduplex analysis, DNA sequencingComparator:Clinical diagnosis according to standard criteria as described by ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Maher</Author><Year>1990</Year><RecNum>207</RecNum><DisplayText>(Maher et al 1990)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>207</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">207</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Maher, E. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Mannelli et al 2009)University of Florence, Florence, ItalyCase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP2Q3N = 501 consecutive patients (adults and children) with PHs and/or PGLsInclusion:Consecutive patients (adults and children) with PHs and/or PGLs that visited one of the 17 endocrinology or hypertension centres of the Italian Phaeochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Network, 2003–07 inclusiveExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencing, Southern blotting Diagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Manski</Author><Year>1997</Year><RecNum>104</RecNum><DisplayText>(Manski et al 1997)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>104</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">104</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Manski, T. J.</author><author>Heffner, D. K.</author><author>Glenn, G. M.</author><author>Patronas, N. J.</author><author>Pikus, A. T.</author><author>Katz, D.</author><author>Lebovics, R.</author><author>Sledjeski, K.</author><author>Choyke, P. L.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Oldfield, E. H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Endolymphatic sac tumors - A source of morbid hearing loss in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association</full-title></periodical><pages>1461-1466</pages><volume>277</volume><number>18</number><dates><year>1997</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0098-7484</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1997WX85200031</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1997WX85200031</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Manski et al 1997)National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USAComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 10 patients diagnosed with VHL and endolymphatic sac tumours Inclusion:Eligible participants whose brain MRIs were available for review and were diagnosed with VHL and endolymphatic sac tumourExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencing, Southern blotting Comparator:VHL screening included family and personal medical history, physical examination, indirect ophthalmoscopy, MRI of brain and spine, abdominal CT scan in adults, abdominal ultrasonography in children <?18?years of age and 24-hour urinary catecholamine levelsDiagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceHigh quality(NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 374 patients whose brain MRIs were available for review n = 121 patients fulfilled the strict criteria VHLn = 66 consecutive patients from the VHL clinic, without additional screening criteria were studiedn = 49 patients with proven VHLInclusion:Eligible participants whose brain MRIs were available for reviewExclusion:Not statedIntervention:VHL screening included family and personal medical history, physical examination, hearing tests, MRI of brain PrevalenceN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Marcos</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>105</RecNum><DisplayText>(Marcos et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>105</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">105</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Marcos, H. B.</author><author>Libutti, S. K.</author><author>Alexander, H. R.</author><author>Lubensky, I. A.</author><author>Bartlett, D. L.</author><author>Walther, M. M.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Glenn, G. M.</author><author>Choyke, P. L.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas in von Hippel-Lindau disease: Spectrum of appearances at CT and MR imaging with histopathologic comparison</title><secondary-title>Radiology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Radiology</full-title></periodical><pages>751-758</pages><volume>225</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>Dec</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0033-8419</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000179420800019</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000179420800019</url><url>;(Marcos et al 2002)National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USAComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 25 VHL patients with histologically confirmed PNETsInclusion:Patients were identified from an electronic database containing clinical and imaging data from 450 patients with VHL disease, August 1990 – January 2001Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:Details of genetic testing not reportedComparator:Clinical diagnosis included comprehensive evaluation, including physical and clinical examination, and laboratory testingDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Martin</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>106</RecNum><DisplayText>(Martin et al 1998a)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>106</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">106</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Martin, R.</author><author>Hockey, A.</author><author>Walpole, I.</author><author>Goldblatt, J.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Genetic Services of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital, GPO Box D184, Perth 6000, Australia.</auth-address><titles><title>Variable penetrance of familial pheochromocytoma associated with the von Hipple Lindau gene mutation, S68W. Mutations in brief no. 150. Online</title><secondary-title>Human Mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>71</pages><volume>12</volume><number>1</number><edition>2000/01/08</edition><keywords><keyword>Genes, Tumor Suppressor/genetics</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Ligases</keyword><keyword>Mutation/ genetics</keyword><keyword>Penetrance</keyword><keyword>Pheochromocytoma/ genetics</keyword><keyword>Proteins/ genetics</keyword><keyword>Tumor Suppressor Proteins</keyword><keyword>Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases</keyword><keyword>Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/ genetics</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1998</year></dates><isbn>1059-7794 (Print)&#xD;1059-7794 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>10627136</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>(SICI)1098-1004(1998)12:1&lt;71::AID-HUMU14&gt;3.0.CO;2-A/abstract</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1998)12:1&lt;71::AID-HUMU14&gt;3.0.CO;2-A [pii]&#xD;10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1998)12:1&lt;71::AID-HUMU16&gt;3.0.CO;2-4 [doi]</electronic-resource-num><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>(Martin et al 1998a)Princess Margaret hospital for Children, Perth, WA, parative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 9 relatives (5 first- and 4 second-degree relatives) from 1 familyn = with VHL diseasen = 7 with no signs of diseaseInclusion:Members of a family with familial PH who carry a mutation in the VHL geneExclusion:Not statedIntervention:As described by ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Martin</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>208</RecNum><DisplayText>(Martin et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>208</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">208</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Martin, Roger L.</author><author>Walpole, Ian</author><author>Goldblatt, Jack</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Identification of two sporadically derived mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau gene</title><secondary-title>Human Mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>185-185</pages><volume>7</volume><number>2</number><dates><year>1996</year></dates><publisher>Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company</publisher><isbn>1098-1004</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>(SICI)1098-1004(1996)7:2&lt;185::AID-HUMU22&gt;3.0.CO;2-Y</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1996)7:2&lt;185::aid-humu22&gt;3.0.co;2-y</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>Martin et al (1996)Comparator:Clinical monitoring including ophthalmological examinationsDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Martin</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>107</RecNum><DisplayText>(Martin et al 1998b)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>107</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">107</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Martin, R. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Neumann et al 1999)Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, GermanyCase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 39 patients with PHs that underwent adrenal-sparing surgeryInclusion:Patients with adrenal PH that have undergone adrenal-sparing surgery since 1985Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:Using current standards ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Glavac</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>77</RecNum><DisplayText>(Glavac et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>77</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">77</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Glavac, D.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Wittke, C.</author><author>Jaenig, H.</author><author>Masek, O.</author><author>Streicher, T.</author><author>Pausch, F.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author><author>Plate, K. H.</author><author>Hofler, H.</author><author>Chen, F.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene and associated lesions in families with von Hippel-Lindau disease from central Europe</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>271-280</pages><volume>98</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>1996</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996VA11500004</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996VA11500004</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Glavac et al 1996)Diagnostic yieldN/ACase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceHigh quality(NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 39 patients with PHs that underwent adrenal-sparing surgeryn = 21 patients with VHL mutationsn = 13 sporadic casesInclusion:Patients with adrenal PH that have undergone adrenal-sparing surgery since 1985Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:Using current standards ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Glavac</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>77</RecNum><DisplayText>(Glavac et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>77</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">77</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Glavac, D.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Wittke, C.</author><author>Jaenig, H.</author><author>Masek, O.</author><author>Streicher, T.</author><author>Pausch, F.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author><author>Plate, K. H.</author><author>Hofler, H.</author><author>Chen, F.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene and associated lesions in families with von Hippel-Lindau disease from central Europe</title><secondary-title>Human Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>271-280</pages><volume>98</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>1996</year><pub-dates><date>Sep</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0340-6717</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996VA11500004</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996VA11500004</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Glavac et al 1996)Comparator:Clinical diagnosis based on the presence of retinal angiomas or haemangiomas in the patient or a first-degree relativeEffective-nessChange in manage-mentMean = 73 months (range 16–179) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Neumann</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>110</RecNum><DisplayText>(Neumann et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>110</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">110</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Bausch, B.</author><author>McWhinney, S. R.</author><author>Bender, B. U.</author><author>Gimm, O.</author><author>Franke, G.</author><author>Schipper, J.</author><author>Klisch, J.</author><author>Altehoefer, C.</author><author>Zerres, K.</author><author>Januszewicz, A.</author><author>Eng, C.</author><author>Freiburg-Warsaw-Columbus, Pheochromoc</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Germ-line mutations in nonsyndromic pheochromocytoma</title><secondary-title>New England Journal of Medicine</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>New England Journal of Medicine</full-title></periodical><pages>1459-1466</pages><volume>346</volume><number>19</number><dates><year>2002</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0028-4793</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000175433200005</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000175433200005</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Neumann et al 2002)Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, GermanyCase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP2Q3N = 271 patients with non-syndromic PH Inclusion:Patients with PHs that were consecutively registered in the population registries of Freiburg, Germany, and Warsaw, Poland, and provided a pheripheral blood sampleExclusion:PHs discovered by clinical or genetic screening in asymptomatic patients, patients with NF1, patients with a family history (eg VHL, MEN 2)Intervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingDiagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Niemela</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>113</RecNum><DisplayText>(Niemela et al 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>113</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">113</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Niemela, M.</author><author>Lemeta, S.</author><author>Sainio, M.</author><author>Rauma, S.</author><author>Pukkala, E.</author><author>Kere, J.</author><author>Bohling, T.</author><author>Laatikainen, L.</author><author>Jaaskelainen, J.</author><author>Summanen, P.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Hemangioblastomas of the retina: impact of von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Investigative ophthalmology &amp; visual science</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</full-title></periodical><pages>1909-1915</pages><volume>41</volume><number>7</number><dates><year>2000</year><pub-dates><date>Jun</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0146-0404</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000087387300042</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000087387300042</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Niemela et al 2000)Helsinki University Hospital, and the Finnish Cancer Registry, Helsinki, FinlandComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 29 patients with retinal HB who agreed to a genetic testn = 8 with clinically definite VHLn = 21 patients with HBs but not VHL disease Inclusion:Consecutive patients with retinal HB treated, 1 January 1974 – 30?June 1998Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencingComparator:Clinical diagnosis included hospital records, family history, neurologic examination, enhanced MRI scan of the CNS, enhanced CT scan of the upper abdomen and ophthalmologic examinationDiagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceHigh quality(NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 36 patients with retinal HBn = 11 with clinically definite VHLn = 10 patients with clinically suspected VHL n = 15 patients with a single retinal HBInclusion:Consecutive patients with retinal HB treated, 1 January 1974 – 30?June 1998Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:Ophthalmologic examination included indirect ophthalmoscopy and Goldmann 3-mirror contact lens fundus examinationEffective-nessMedian = 10 years ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Olschwang</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>14</RecNum><DisplayText>(Olschwang et al 1998)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>14</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">14</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Olschwang, Sylviane</author><author>Richard, Stéphane</author><author>Boisson, Cécile</author><author>Giraud, Sophie</author><author>Laurent-Puig, Pierre</author><author>Resche, Fran?ois</author><author>Thomas, Gilles</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Germline mutation profile of the VHL gene in von Hippel-Lindau disease and in sporadic hemangioblastoma</title><secondary-title>Human Mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>424-430</pages><volume>12</volume><number>6</number><keywords><keyword>germline mutation</keyword><keyword>VHL gene</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1998</year></dates><publisher>Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company</publisher><isbn>1098-1004</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>(SICI)1098-1004(1998)12:6&lt;424::AID-HUMU9&gt;3.0.CO;2-H</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1998)12:6&lt;424::aid-humu9&gt;3.0.co;2-h</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Olschwang et al 1998)Fondation Jean Dausset-CEPH, Paris, FranceComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 110 patientsn = 92 unrelated VHL patientsn = 18 patients with sporadic HBInclusion:A series of patients with sporadic HB or unrelated VHL patients referred from different regions of FranceExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DGGE and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:Clinical data were collected through patient interviews and hospital notesDiagnostic accuracyN/APEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5QYWNrPC9BdXRob3I+PFllYXI+MTk5OTwvWWVhcj48UmVj

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Poulsen et al 2010)Institute of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Copenhagen University, DenmarkCase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceMedium quality(NHS CRD = 4/6)N = 54 subjects from 22 unrelated families who agreed to participate in this studyInclusion:All subjects with pathogenic VHL mutations spanning 1971–2008, who were alive and resident in Denmark on 1 June 2008Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:Details of genetic testing not reportedComparator:Clinical diagnosis included full medical histories obtained through detailed interviews, and evaluation of clinical, radiographic and histological general practitioners’ records PrevalenceN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Priesemann</Author><Year>2006</Year><RecNum>120</RecNum><DisplayText>(Priesemann et al 2006)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>120</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">120</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Priesemann, M.</author><author>Davies, K. M.</author><author>Perry, L. A.</author><author>Drake, W. M.</author><author>Chew, S. L.</author><author>Monson, J. P.</author><author>Savage, M. O.</author><author>Johnston, L. B.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Benefits of screening in von Hippel-Lindau Disease - Comparison of morbidity associated with initial turnours in affected parents and children</title><secondary-title>Hormone Research</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Hormone Research</full-title></periodical><pages>1-5</pages><volume>66</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2006</year></dates><isbn>0301-0163</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000238577100001</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000238577100001</url></related-urls></urls><electronic-resource-num>10.1159/000093008</electronic-resource-num></record></Cite></EndNote>(Priesemann et al 2006)Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UKLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 7 first-degree relatives (children) of 3 probands (2 were siblings) who had a clinical and genetic diagnosis of VHL syndromeInclusion:First-degree relatives of 3 VHL patients from 2 familiesExclusion:Not statedIntervention:Details of genetic testing not reportedDiagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2006</Year><RecNum>122</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2006)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>122</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">122</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, A.</author><author>Nava-Salazar, S.</author><author>Yescas, P.</author><author>Alonso, E.</author><author>Revuelra, R.</author><author>Ortiz, I.</author><author>Canizales-Quinteros, S.</author><author>Tusie-Luna, M. T.</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, M.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Von Hippel-Lindau disease germline mutations in Mexican patients with cerebellar hemangioblastoma</title><secondary-title>Journal of Neurosurgery</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Neurosurgery</full-title></periodical><pages>389-394</pages><volume>104</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>2006</year><pub-dates><date>Mar</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0022-3085</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000236188500009</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000236188500009</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Rasmussen et al 2006)Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN) Manuel Velasco Suárez, Mexico City, MexicoComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 93 kindred from 16 families n = 23 symptomatic; 14 patients diagnosed with VHL, 4 with possible VHL, 5 with sporadic diseasen = 14 asymptomatic relatives with VHL mutationn = 6 with signs of disease identified by screeningInclusion:All the patients with CNS HB admitted to the INNN, 2002–04Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencingComparator:Clinical diagnosis and screening involved MRI of craniospinal axis and internal auditory canal, ophthalmological examination, abdominal CT scanning, and 24-hour urinary catecholamine determinationDiagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 70 asymptomatic relativesNot reportedIntervention:DNA sequencingDiagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rasmussen</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>15</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rasmussen et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>15</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">15</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rasmussen, Astrid</author><author>Alonso, Elisa</author><author>Ochoa, Adriana</author><author>De Biase, Irene</author><author>Familiar, Itziar</author><author>Yescas, Petra</author><author>Sosa, Ana-Luisa</author><author>Rodriguez, Yaneth</author><author>Chavez, Mireya</author><author>Lopez-Lopez, Marisol</author><author>Bidichandani, Sanjay</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>BMC Medical Genetics</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>BMC Medical Genetics</full-title></periodical><pages>4</pages><volume>11</volume><number>1</number><dates><year>2010</year></dates><isbn>1471-2350</isbn><accession-num>doi:10.1186/1471-2350-11-4</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rasmussen et al 2010)University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USAComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 17 patients from 17 suspected VHL familiesn = 10 patients diagnosed with VHLn = 7 patients with possible VHLN = 92 first- and second-degree relativesn = 85 asymptomaticn = 7 symptomaticInclusion:The proband was ascertained at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in Mexico City in 2002, with a diagnosis of VHL disease or possible VHL diseaseExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencingComparator:Clinical criteria according to ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Neumann</Author><Year>1987</Year><RecNum>209</RecNum><DisplayText>(Neumann 1987)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>209</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">209</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Neumann, H. P.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Basic criteria for clinical diagnosis and genetic counselling in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome</title><secondary-title>Vasa</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Vasa</full-title></periodical><pages>220-6</pages><volume>16</volume><number>3</number><edition>1987/01/01</edition><keywords><keyword>Angiomatosis/ diagnosis</keyword><keyword>Genetic Counseling</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/ diagnosis/genetics</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1987</year></dates><isbn>0301-1526 (Print)&#xD;0301-1526 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>3310444</accession-num><urls></urls><remote-database-provider>Nlm</remote-database-provider><language>eng</language></record></Cite></EndNote>Neumann (1987)Diagnostic accuracyN/ACase seriesLevel IV interventional evidenceHigh quality(NHS CRD = 4.5/6)N = 157 first- and second-degree relatives of 12 GT positive probandsn = 36 patients that receive annual screeningn = 12 VHL patientsn = 24 GT positive relativesInclusion:first- and second-degree relatives of 12 GT positive probandsExclusion:Not statedIntervention:Counselling, genetic testingAnnual screeningEffective-nessChange in manage-ment5 years ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ritter</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>123</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ritter et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>123</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">123</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ritter, M. M.</author><author>Frilling, A.</author><author>Crossey, P. A.</author><author>Hoppner, W.</author><author>Maher, E. R.</author><author>Mulligan, L.</author><author>Ponder, B. A. J.</author><author>Engelhardt, D.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Isolated familial pheochromocytoma as a variant of von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism</full-title></periodical><pages>1035-1037</pages><volume>81</volume><number>3</number><dates><year>1996</year><pub-dates><date>Mar</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>0021-972X</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996TZ90600032</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996TZ90600032</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Ritter et al 1996)University of Munich, Munich, GermanyComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 7 first-degree family members with familial PHsn = 6 with clinical signs of PHsn = 1 with no clinical signs of diseaseInclusion:Members of a family with PHs, followed since 1988Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingComparator:Clinical screening or ultrasonographyDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Rocha</Author><Year>2003</Year><RecNum>124</RecNum><DisplayText>(Rocha et al 2003)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>124</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">124</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Rocha, J. C.</author><author>Silva, R. L.</author><author>Mendonca, B. B.</author><author>Marui, S.</author><author>Simpson, A. J.</author><author>Camargo, A. A.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Department of Oncogenetics, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. jccrocha@.br</auth-address><titles><title>High frequency of novel germline mutations in the VHL gene in the heterogeneous population of Brazil</title><secondary-title>J Med Genet</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>J Med Genet</full-title></periodical><pages>e31</pages><volume>40</volume><number>3</number><edition>2003/03/08</edition><keywords><keyword>Brazil</keyword><keyword>DNA/chemistry/genetics</keyword><keyword>DNA Mutational Analysis</keyword><keyword>Family Health</keyword><keyword>Gene Frequency</keyword><keyword>Genotype</keyword><keyword>Germ-Line Mutation</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Ligases/ genetics</keyword><keyword>Phenotype</keyword><keyword>Tumor Suppressor Proteins</keyword><keyword>Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases</keyword><keyword>Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein</keyword><keyword>von Hippel-Lindau Disease/ genetics/pathology</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2003</year><pub-dates><date>Mar</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1468-6244 (Electronic)&#xD;0022-2593 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>12624160</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(Rocha et al 2003)Hospital do C?ncer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, BrazilComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 20 patients with VHL syndromeInclusion:Patients that were clinically evaluated at the Hospital do C?ncer, or were referred by other centresExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:Clinical status was determined by physical examinations (including ophthalmoscopy), radiological evaluations and laboratory testing according to methods described by Choyke et al (1995)Diagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Ronning</Author><Year>2010</Year><RecNum>125</RecNum><DisplayText>(Ronning et al 2010)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>125</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">125</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Ronning, P.</author><author>Andresen, P. 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Ctr., Chicago, IL 60612, United States</auth-address><titles><title>Von Hippel-Lindau disease with multiple malignant renal tumors: The importance of genetic testing</title><secondary-title>Clinical Nephrology</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Clinical Nephrology</full-title></periodical><pages>216-221</pages><volume>53</volume><number>3</number><keywords><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>cancer incidence</keyword><keyword>cancer risk</keyword><keyword>case report</keyword><keyword>clinical feature</keyword><keyword>disease association</keyword><keyword>genetic disorder</keyword><keyword>genetic screening</keyword><keyword>hematuria</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>kidney carcinoma</keyword><keyword>kidney polycystic disease</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year></dates><isbn>0301-0430</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Shah et al 2000)Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Centre, Chicago, Illinois, USAComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 5 family members (4 first- and 1 second-degree) of an index patient with RCCn = 1 with clinical signs of diseasen = 4 with no clinical signs of diseaseInclusion:Not statedExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencing Comparator:Clinical screening (criteria not reported)Diagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Shuin</Author><Year>1999</Year><RecNum>128</RecNum><DisplayText>(Shuin et al 1999)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>128</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">128</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Shuin, T.</author><author>Kondo, K.</author><author>Yoshida, M.</author><author>Kanno, H.</author><author>Yao, M.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Shuin, T., Department of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Yokohama City Univ. Sch. of Medicine, Kochi 783-8505, Japan</auth-address><titles><title>Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau disease gene in Japan; Its epidemiology and molecular genetic study</title><secondary-title>Gann Monographs on Cancer Research</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Gann Monographs on Cancer Research</full-title></periodical><pages>175-182</pages><volume>46</volume><keywords><keyword>conference paper</keyword><keyword>disease classification</keyword><keyword>gene deletion</keyword><keyword>gene insertion</keyword><keyword>genetic linkage</keyword><keyword>genetic polymorphism</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>incidence</keyword><keyword>Japan</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>nonsense mutation</keyword><keyword>pathogenesis</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>single strand conformation polymorphism</keyword><keyword>tumor suppressor gene</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>1999</year></dates><isbn>0072-0151</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Shuin et al 1999)Kochi Medical School, Yokohama City University, Kochi, JapanComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 69 unrelated VHL patientsInclusion:not statedExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP, DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:clinical diagnosis (criteria not reported)Diagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Singh</Author><Year>2002</Year><RecNum>129</RecNum><DisplayText>(Singh et al 2002)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>129</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">129</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Singh, A. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (Sovinz et al 2010)Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 5 (3 first- and 2 second-degree) relatives of an index casen = 1 with clinical signs of diseasen = 4 with no clinical signs of diseaseInclusion:Not statedExclusion:Not statedIntervention:Mutation analysisComparator:Clinical screening by MRI imaging of abdomen, head and spine, as well as fundus examinationDiagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Stanojevic</Author><Year>2007</Year><RecNum>166</RecNum><DisplayText>(Stanojevic et al 2007)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>166</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">166</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Stanojevic, B. R.</author><author>Lohse, P.</author><author>Neskovic, G. G.</author><author>Damjanovic, S. M.</author><author>Novkovic, T. B.</author><author>Jovanovic-Cupic, S. P.</author><author>Dimitrijevic, B. B.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Stanojevic, B. R., Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Vinca, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia</auth-address><titles><title>Germline VHL gene mutations in three Serbian families with von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Neoplasma</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Neoplasma</full-title></periodical><pages>402-406</pages><volume>54</volume><number>5</number><keywords><keyword>genomic DNA</keyword><keyword>amino acid substitution</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>clinical article</keyword><keyword>codon</keyword><keyword>exon</keyword><keyword>family</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>genetic screening</keyword><keyword>heterozygote</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>mutational analysis</keyword><keyword>nucleotide sequence</keyword><keyword>phenotype</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>prenatal diagnosis</keyword><keyword>sequence analysis</keyword><keyword>tumor suppressor gene</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau gene</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2007</year></dates><isbn>0028-2685</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Stanojevic et al 2007)Institute for Nuclear Sciences Vinca, Belgrade, SerbiaCase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 18 first- and second-degree relatives from 3 families of hospitalised VHL patientsn = 5 symptomaticn = 13 asymptomatic Inclusion:Patients hospitalised for VHL syndrome in the Military Medical Academy or the Clinical Centre of Serbia Exclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencingDiagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Stolle</Author><Year>1998</Year><RecNum>167</RecNum><DisplayText>(Stolle et al 1998)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>167</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">167</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Stolle, C.</author><author>Glenn, G.</author><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Humphrey, J. S.</author><author>Choyke, P.</author><author>Walther, M.</author><author>Pack, S.</author><author>Hurley, K.</author><author>Andrey, C.</author><author>Klausner, R.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Improved detection of germline mutations in the von Hippel Lindau disease tumor suppressor gene</title><secondary-title>Human Mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>417-423</pages><volume>12</volume><number>6</number><dates><year>1998</year></dates><isbn>1059-7794</isbn><accession-num>ISI:000076774100007</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://000076774100007</url><url>(SICI)1098-1004(1998)12:6&lt;417::AID-HUMU8&gt;3.0.CO;2-K/abstract</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Stolle et al 1998)University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; USAComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 93 patients diagnosed with VHLInclusion:Patients from consecutive VHL familiesExclusion:Not statedIntervention:DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:Clinical examination at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health; diagnosis of VHL as reported in ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Glenn</Author><Year>1990</Year><RecNum>210</RecNum><DisplayText>(Glenn et al 1990)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>210</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">210</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Glenn, GM</author><author>Choyke, PL</author><author>Zbar, B</author><author>Linehan, W</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>von Hippel-Lindau disease: clinical review and molecular genetics</title><secondary-title>Problems in Urology </secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Problems in Urology</full-title></periodical><pages>312-330</pages><volume>4</volume><dates><year>1990</year></dates><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>Glenn et al (1990)Diagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Tong</Author><Year>2006</Year><RecNum>169</RecNum><DisplayText>(Tong et al 2006)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>169</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">169</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Tong, A. 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J.</author><author>Ayaki, H.</author><author>Hayashi, A.</author><author>Ooba, T.</author><author>Ogawa, T.</author><author>Sumino, K.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Wu, Y., Department of Public Health, Kobe University School of Medicine, Himeji 670-8540, Japan</auth-address><titles><title>Molecular genetic analysis and mutation screening of the VHL gene in a Japanese family with von Hippel-Lindau disease</title><secondary-title>Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences</full-title></periodical><pages>147-153</pages><volume>46</volume><number>4</number><keywords><keyword>adult</keyword><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>case report</keyword><keyword>child</keyword><keyword>familial disease</keyword><keyword>family study</keyword><keyword>female</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>genetic analysis</keyword><keyword>genetic screening</keyword><keyword>hemangioblastoma</keyword><keyword>hemangioma</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>kidney tumor</keyword><keyword>male</keyword><keyword>missense mutation</keyword><keyword>molecular genetics</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>retina tumor</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year></dates><isbn>0023-2513</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Wu et al 2000)Kobe University School of Medicine, Himeji, JapanCase seriesLevel IV diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q3N = 4 first-degree relatives of index patientInclusion:First-degree relatives of index patientExclusion:Not statedIntervention:Restriction-site polymorphismDiagnostic yieldN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Yoshida</Author><Year>2000</Year><RecNum>178</RecNum><DisplayText>(Yoshida et al 2000)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>178</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">178</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Yoshida, M.</author><author>Ashida, S.</author><author>Kondo, K.</author><author>Kobayashi, K.</author><author>Kanno, H.</author><author>Shinohara, N.</author><author>Shitara, N.</author><author>Kishida, T.</author><author>Kawakami, S.</author><author>Baba, M.</author><author>Yamamoto, I.</author><author>Hosaka, M.</author><author>Shuin, T.</author><author>Yao, M.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Yao, M., Dept. of Urology, Yokohama City Univ. Sch. Med., Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan</auth-address><titles><title>Germ-line mutation analysis in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease in Japan: An extended study of 77 families</title><secondary-title>Japanese Journal of Cancer Research</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Japanese Journal of Cancer Research</full-title></periodical><pages>204-212</pages><volume>91</volume><number>2</number><keywords><keyword>article</keyword><keyword>gene mutation</keyword><keyword>gene sequence</keyword><keyword>genetic analysis</keyword><keyword>genotype</keyword><keyword>germ line</keyword><keyword>human</keyword><keyword>kidney carcinoma</keyword><keyword>major clinical study</keyword><keyword>pathogenesis</keyword><keyword>phenotype</keyword><keyword>pheochromocytoma</keyword><keyword>priority journal</keyword><keyword>single strand conformation polymorphism</keyword><keyword>Southern blotting</keyword><keyword>von Hippel Lindau disease</keyword></keywords><dates><year>2000</year></dates><isbn>0910-5050</isbn><urls><related-urls><url>;(Yoshida et al 2000)Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, JapanComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q2N = 77 unrelated patients diagnosed with VHL syndrome, identified through referrals from hospital clinics associated with the diagnosis and treatment of VHLInclusion:Unrelated VHL patients selected on the basis of availability and their willingness to donate blood samplesExclusion:Not statedIntervention:SSCP and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:Medical records were reviewed to verify the clinical diagnosis of VHL (criteria not stated)Diagnostic accuracyN/A ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Zbar</Author><Year>1996</Year><RecNum>179</RecNum><DisplayText>(Zbar et al 1996)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>179</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="fr05psveaxztakevws8vsdp9twv5svwestrr">179</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Zbar, B.</author><author>Kishida, T.</author><author>Chen, F.</author><author>Schmidt, L.</author><author>Maher, E. R.</author><author>Richards, F. M.</author><author>Crossey, P. A.</author><author>Webster, A. R.</author><author>Affara, N. A.</author><author>FergusonSmith, M. A.</author><author>Brauch, H.</author><author>Glavac, D.</author><author>Neumann, H. P. H.</author><author>Tisherman, S.</author><author>Mulvihill, J. J.</author><author>Gross, D. J.</author><author>Shuin, T.</author><author>Whaley, J.</author><author>Seizinger, B.</author><author>Kley, N.</author><author>Olschwang, S.</author><author>Boisson, C.</author><author>Richard, S.</author><author>Lips, C. H. M.</author><author>Linehan, W. M.</author><author>Lerman, M.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>Germline mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) gene in families from North America, Europe, and Japan</title><secondary-title>Human Mutation</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Human Mutation</full-title></periodical><pages>348-357</pages><volume>8</volume><number>4</number><dates><year>1996</year></dates><isbn>1059-7794</isbn><accession-num>ISI:A1996VV88000008</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1996VV88000008</url></related-urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>(Zbar et al 1996)National Cancer Institute, Frederick, USA plus 7 international collaborating laboratoriesComparative studyLevel III-2 diagnostic evidenceCXP1Q1N = 469 unrelated VHL familiesInclusion:VHL families with or without PH that were evaluated at one of the 8 participating laboratoriesExclusion:The data were corrected for duplicate testing, the 18 families with the c.505 T/C founder mutation were treated as a single familyIntervention:SSCP or DGGE and DNA sequencing, Southern blottingComparator:Clinical criteria for VHL as described by Neumann (1987) and Hosoe et al (1990)Diagnostic accuracyN/APEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5aaGFuZzwvQXV0aG9yPjxZZWFyPjIwMDg8L1llYXI+PFJl

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Long-term follow-up of screening and treatment: recommendations, Journal of Internal Medicine, 243 (6), 555–561.Appendix ISupplementary data for economic evaluationTable 58Studies used to calculate genetic test sensitivity for the economic analysisStudyClinically positiveGenetically positiveSensitivityMaher (1996)1381090.790Stolle (1998)93931.000Libutti (2000)44441.000Ruiz-Llorente (2004)35320.914Rocha (2003)20201.000Gergics (2009)11111.000Corcos (2008)35351.000Cybulski (2002)34300.882Li (1998)1070.700Hoebeeck (2005)16161.000Hes (2007)55400.727Zhang (2008)26261.000Cho (2009)15151.000Kang (2005)11100.909Gomy (2010)970.778Siu (2011)771.000Fisher (2002)221.000Total5615040.898Table 59Studies used to calculate genetic test specificity for the economic analysisStudyClinically negativeGenetically negativeSpecificityHoebeeck (2005)111.000Hes (2007)91880.967Zhang (2008)111.000Cho (2009)11111.000Kang (2005)420.500Gomy (2010)111.000Fisher (2002)441.000Hering (2006)551.000Total1181130.958Table 60Studies used to calculate prevalence of VHL syndrome among patients suspected of having VHL syndromeTotal numberClinically positivePrevalencePATIENTS SUSPECTED OF HAVING VHL---Klein (2001)79680.861Rasmussen (2006)23160.696Hoebeeck (2005)17160.941Hes (2007)146550.377Olschwang (1998)110920.836Ciotti (2009)43300.698Hattori (2006)31270.871Zhang (2008)27260.963Cho (2009)26150.577Magnani (2001)1890.500Rasmussen (2010)17100.588Martin (1998)16140.875Kang (2005)15110.733Gomy (2010)1090.900Siu (2011)970.778Total5874050.690PATIENTS WITH CNS HAEMANGIOBLASTOMA---Glasker (1999)141940.667Glasker (2001)31180.581Ronning (2010)2070.350Fisher (2002)620.333Glasker (2005)640.667Total2041250.613PATIENTS WITH RETINAL HAEMANGIOBLASTOMA---Kreusel (2000)37290.784Niemela (2000)2980.276Kreusel (2007)1160.545Total77430.558GRAND TOTAL8685730.660References ADDIN EN.REFLIST Akcaglar, S., Yavascaoglu, I. et al (2008). 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