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Novel mutations in the SDHD gene in pedigrees with familial carotid body paraganglioma and sensorineural hearing loss.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Jul 2001
Badenhop R F, Cherian S, Lord R S, Baysal B E, Taschner P E, Schofield P R
Abstract excerpt
Paraganglioma (PGL) is a rare disorder characterized by tumors of the head and neck region. Between 10% and 50% of cases of PGL are familial, and the disease is autosomal dominant and subject to age-dependent penetrance and imprinting. The paraganglioma gene (PGL1) has been mapped to 11q22.3-q23, and recently germline mutations in the SDHD gene have been identified. The SDHD region contains another gene,...
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