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Altitude is a phenotypic modifier in hereditary paraganglioma type 1: evidence for an oxygen-sensing defect.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 2003
Astrom Kristin, Cohen Joel E, Willett-Brozick Joan E, Aston Christopher E, Baysal Bora E
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Hereditary paraganglioma type 1 (PGL1) is characterized by slow-growing and vascularized tumors that often develop in the carotid body (CB) and is caused by mutations in the gene for succinate dehydrogenase D ( SDHD) of mitochondrial complex II. The mechanisms of tumorigenesis and the factors aff...
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