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Phaeochromocytoma: current concepts.
The Medical journal of Australia - 15 Aug 2005
Alderazi Yaser, Yeh Michael W, Robinson Bruce G, Benn Diana E, Sywak Mark S, Learoyd Diana L, Delbridge Leigh W, Sidhu Stan B
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of novel mutations in genes encoding succinate dehydrogenase subunits has revealed that familial phaeochromocytomas are much more common than previously thought. Genetic screening should be offered to patients with apparently sporadic phaeochromocytomas and their first-degree relatives. An increasing proportion of phaeochromocytomas present preclinically on genetic testing or as "incidentalomas" on...
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