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Whole exome sequencing is an efficient and sensitive method for detection of germline mutations in patients with phaeochromcytomas and paragangliomas.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jan 2014
McInerney-Leo Aideen M, Marshall Mhairi S, Gardiner Brooke, Benn Diana E, McFarlane Janelle, Robinson Bruce G, Brown Matthew A, Leo Paul J, Clifton-Bligh Roderick J, Duncan Emma L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic testing is recommended when the probability of a disease-associated germline mutation exceeds 10%. Germline mutations are found in approximately 25% of individuals with phaeochromcytoma (PCC) or paraganglioma (PGL); however, genetic heterogeneity for PCC/PGL means many genes may require sequencing. A phenotype-directed iterative approach may limit costs but may also delay diagnosis, and will...
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