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Genetics of Apparently Sporadic Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma in a Chinese Population.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Oct 2015
Lee C H, Cheung C Y Y, Chow W S, Woo Y C, Yeung C Y, Lang B H H, Fong C H Y, Kwok K H M, Chen S P L, Mak C M, Tan K C B, Lam K S L
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Identification of germline mutation in patients with apparently sporadic pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas is crucial. Clinical indicators, which include young age, bilateral or multifocal, extra-adrenal, malignant, or recurrent tumors, predict the likelihood of harboring germline mutation in Caucasian subjects. However, data on the prevalence of germline mutation, as well as the applicability of these...
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