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Aberrant DNA hypermethylation of SDHC: a novel mechanism of tumor development in Carney triad.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Aug 2014
Haller Florian, Moskalev Evgeny A, Faucz Fabio R, Barthelmeß Sarah, Wiemann Stefan, Bieg Matthias, Assie Guillaume, Bertherat Jerome, Schaefer Inga-Marie, Otto Claudia, Rattenberry Eleanor, Maher Eamonn R, Ströbel Philipp, Werner Martin, Carney J Aidan, Hartmann Arndt, Stratakis Constantine A, Agaimy Abbas
Abstract excerpt
Carney triad (CT) is a rare condition with synchronous or metachronous occurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), paragangliomas (PGLs), and pulmonary chondromas in a patient. In contrast to Carney-Stratakis syndrome (CSS) and familial PGL syndromes, no germline or somatic mutations in the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) complex subunits A, B, C, or D have been found in most tumors and/or patients with...
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