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Isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations are rare in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2010
Gaal José, Burnichon Nelly, Korpershoek Esther, Roncelin Isabelle, Bertherat Jérôme, Plouin Pierre-François, de Krijger Ronald R, Gimenez-Roqueplo Anne-Paule, Dinjens Winand N M
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CONTEXT: Paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas are neuroendocrine tumors that occur sporadically and in the context of inherited tumor syndromes including hereditary paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma syndrome and von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL). The paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma syndrome is caused by germline-inactivating mutations in the mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) genes SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, or SDHAF2,...
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