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Genetic testing for pheochromocytoma-associated syndromes.
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Jun 2005
Pawlu Chr, Bausch B, Reisch N, Neumann H P H
Abstract excerpt
Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are tumors of the autonomic nervous system. Various syndromes have been found to be associated with the development of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2, susceptibility gene: RET), von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL, susceptibility gene: VHL), neurofibromatosis 1 (NF 1), and paraganglioma syndromes type 1, 3, and 4 (susceptibility...
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