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Genomic imprinting and environment in hereditary paraganglioma.
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 15 Aug 2004
Baysal Bora E
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary paraganglioma (PGL) is characterized by the development of slow-growing and vascularized tumors in the paraganglionic system. PGL is caused by germ line heterozygous inactivating mutations in the SDHB (PGL4), SDHC (PGL3), or SDHD (PGL1) genes, which encode three of the four subunits of mitochondrial complex II (succinate dehydrogenase; SDH). Common tumor sites include the carotid body in the neck and...
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