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Trends of genetic screening in patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: 15-year experience in a high-volume tertiary referral center.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 May 2018
Asban Ammar, Kluijfhout Wouter P, Drake Frederick T, Beninato Toni, Wang Elizabeth, Chomsky-Higgins Kate, Shen Wen T, Gosnell Jessica E, Suh Insoo, Duh Quan-Yang
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Genetic testing for pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma allows for early detection of hereditary syndromes and enables close follow-up of high-risk patient. We investigated the trends in genetic testing among patients at a high-volume referral center and evaluated the prevalence of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas. METHODS: We reviewed the charts of 129 patients who underwent...
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