Article
Review: Should patients with apparently sporadic pheochromocytomas or paragangliomas be screened for hereditary syndromes?
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2006
Jiménez Camilo, Cote Gilbert, Arnold Andrew, Gagel Robert F
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: The recent identification of germline mutations of the mitochondrial complex II genes in variants of paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma syndrome has enlarged the number of known causative genes for hereditary pheochromocytoma. A question confronting clinicians is whether they should screen patients with apparently sporadic pheochromocytomas for unsuspected germline mutations of some or all of the seven genes...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
