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A Novel SDHB IVS2-2A>C Mutation Is Responsible for Hereditary Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndrome.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jun 2018
Yamanaka Mie, Shiga Kiyoto, Fujiwara Sho, Mizuguchi Yasuhiko, Yasuda Sari, Ishizawa Kota, Saiki Yuriko, Higashi Kenjiro, Ogawa Takenori, Kimura Noriko, Horii Akira
Abstract excerpt
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumors which arise from adrenal medulla, and sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves, respectively. Hereditary cases afflicted by both or either pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas have been reported: these are called hereditary pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndromes (HPPS). Many cases of HPPS are caused by mutations of one of the succinate dehydrogenase...
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