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Genetic testing in pheochromocytoma or functional paraganglioma.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Dec 2005
Amar Laurence, Bertherat Jérôme, Baudin Eric, Ajzenberg Christiane, Bressac-de Paillerets Brigitte, Chabre Olivier, Chamontin Bernard, Delemer Brigitte, Giraud Sophie, Murat Arnaud, Niccoli-Sire Patricia, Richard Stéphane, Rohmer Vincent, Sadoul Jean-Louis, Strompf Laurence, Schlumberger Martin, Bertagna Xavier, Plouin Pierre-François, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Gimenez-Roqueplo Anne-Paule
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To assess the yield and the clinical value of systematic screening of susceptibility genes for patients with pheochromocytoma (pheo) or functional paraganglioma (pgl). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied 314 patients with a pheo or a functional pgl, including 56 patients having a family history and/or a syndromic presentation and 258 patients having an apparently sporadic presentation. Clinical data and...
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