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A new twist in neuroendocrine tumor research: Pacak-Zhuang syndrome, HIF-2α as the major player in its pathogenesis and future therapeutic options.
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia - 1 Jun 2014
Jochmanova Ivana, Lazurova Ivica
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UNLABELLED: Backround. There is increasing evidence of the role of hypoxia or pseudohypoxia in tumorigenesis, including pheochromocytoma (PHEO) and paraganglioma (PGL). (Pseudo)hypoxia leads to activation of hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs) and thus, promotes the transcription of hypoxia-responsive genes which are involved in tumorigenesis. Recently identified is a new syndrome consisting of...
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