A 24-Year-Old Guy Visits the Doctor Complaining of Hearing Loss

A 24-year-old guy visits the doctor complaining of hearing loss, dizziness, and tinnitus. Below is a contrast-enhanced, T1-weighted picture of his brain. This patient's condition is most likely associated with a mutation involving which of the following genes?

A) APC on chromosome 5
B) NF1 on chromosome 17
C) NF2 on chromosome 22
D) p53 on chromosome 17
E) RB1 on chromosome 13
F) VHL on chromosome 3

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