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Analysis of the SDHD gene, the susceptibility gene for familial paraganglioma syndrome (PGL1), in pheochromocytomas.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 2001
Aguiar R C, Cox G, Pomeroy S L, Dahia P L
Abstract excerpt
Pheochromocytomas are neural crest-derived tumors that occur mostly sporadically, but may also be part of inherited syndromes. The molecular pathogenesis of sporadic pheochromocytomas remains unknown. Recently, the susceptibility gene for familial paraganglioma syndrome, a disorder embryologically related to pheochromocytomas, was characterized and shown to encode the small subunit of succinate dehydrogenase...
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