[Genetics of paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas].

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Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare tumors that arise from chromaffin tissues of the adrenal medulla and from sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia. Ten susceptibility genes (VHL, RET, NF1, SDHA, B, C and D, SDHAF2, TMEM127 and finally MAX) are responsible for at least 30% of the cases. These patients can either have a familial history of the disease, a syndromic presentation, but can also emerge as...

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