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A novel TMEM127 mutation in a patient with familial bilateral pheochromocytoma.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 2011
Burnichon Nelly, Lepoutre-Lussey Charlotte, Laffaire Julien, Gadessaud Noémie, Molinié Vincent, Hernigou Anne, Plouin Pierre-François, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Favier Judith, Gimenez-Roqueplo Anne-Paule
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In this report, we describe a new patient with unexplained familial bilateral pheochromocytoma. Following the recent description of TMEM127 as a new pheochromocytoma susceptibility gene, the aim of this study was to test the hypothesis of a causative TMEM127 gene mutation in this patient. DESIGN: Pheochromocytoma susceptibility genes were analyzed in germline DNA and losses of heterozygosity (LOH)...
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