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Bilateral pheochromocytomas, hemihyperplasia, and subtle somatic mosaicism: the importance of detecting low-level uniparental disomy.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2013
Kalish Jennifer M, Conlin Laura K, Mostoufi-Moab Sogol, Wilkens Alisha B, Mulchandani Surabhi, Zelley Kristin, Kowalski Megan, Bhatti Tricia R, Russo Pierre, Mattei Peter, Mackenzie William G, LiVolsi Virginia, Nichols Kim E, Biegel Jaclyn A, Spinner Nancy B, Deardorff Matthew A
Abstract excerpt
We report on a patient with early onset pediatric bilateral pheochromocytomas caused by mosaic chromosome 11p15 paternal uniparental isodisomy (UPD). Hemihyperplasia of the arm was diagnosed in a 4-month-old female and clinical methylation testing for 11p15 in the blood was normal, with a reported detection threshold for mosaicism of 20%. She was subsequently diagnosed at 18 months with bilateral...
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