[Pathologist contribution in the diagnosis of hereditary predisposition to paranganglioma and pheochromocytoma].

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Hereditary predispositions are responsible for more than 30% of or paraganglioma. Their identification is essential to optimize medical care and to offer an appropriate screening to relatives. To date, there are more than 15 known paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma predisposing genes. The most frequently involved are those encoding the succinate dehydrogenase (SDHx), accounting for half of cases and the VHL gene,...

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