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Nearly all hereditary paragangliomas in the Netherlands are caused by two founder mutations in the SDHD gene.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Jul 2001
Taschner P E, Jansen J C, Baysal B E, Bosch A, Rosenberg E H, Bröcker-Vriends A H, van Der Mey A G, van Ommen G J, Cornelisse C J, Devilee P
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary paragangliomas or glomus tumors are usually benign slow-growing tumors in the head and neck region. The inheritance pattern of hereditary paraganglioma is autosomal dominant with imprinting. Recently, we have identified the SDHD gene encoding subunit D of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complex II as one of the genes involved in hereditary paragangliomas. Here, we demonstrate that two founder...
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