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Familial recurrent atrial myxoma: Carney's complex.
Clinical cardiology - 1 Feb 2011
Shetty Roy A Nagesh, Radin Michael, Sarabi Dennis, Shaoulian Emanuel
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We report on a family of 4 members, all of whom have had multifocal, recurrent atrial myxomas associated with skin pigmentation, melanotic schwannomas, mucocutaneous myxomas, and tumors of the ovary and pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid glands. Immunochemistry of the myxoma cells is positive for calretinin, confirming their neuroendocrine origin. Genetic studies confirmed mutations in the gene coding protein kinase...
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