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Catecholamine crisis as a first manifestation of familial bilateral pheochromocytoma caused by RET proto-oncogene mutation in codon C 634R.
Endokrynologia Polska - 1 Jan 2015
Zwolak Agnieszka, Rudzki Grzegorz, Świrska Joanna, Dudzińska Marta, Daniluk Jadwiga, Tarach Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2) is a genetic disorder caused by mutation in the RET proto-oncogene. MEN 2A includes medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, and primary hyperparathyroidism. The authors present a case study of three family members with bilateral pheochromocytoma in the course of MEN 2A, a catecholamine crisis being the first manifestation of the syndrome in...
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