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Germline mutations in TMEM127 confer susceptibility to pheochromocytoma.
Nature genetics - 1 Mar 2010
Qin Yuejuan, Yao Li, King Elizabeth E, Buddavarapu Kalyan, Lenci Romina E, Chocron E Sandra, Lechleiter James D, Sass Meghan, Aronin Neil, Schiavi Francesca, Boaretto Francesca, Opocher Giuseppe, Toledo Rodrigo A, Toledo Sergio P A, Stiles Charles, Aguiar Ricardo C T, Dahia Patricia L M
Abstract excerpt
Pheochromocytomas, which are catecholamine-secreting tumors of neural crest origin, are frequently hereditary. However, the molecular basis of the majority of these tumors is unknown. We identified the transmembrane-encoding gene TMEM127 on chromosome 2q11 as a new pheochromocytoma susceptibility...
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