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SDHx and Non-Chromaffin Tumors: A Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor Occurring in a Young Man with Germline SDHB Mutation.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 25 Oct 2020
De Filpo Giuseppina, Cilotti Antonio, Rolli Luigi, Pastorino Ugo, Sonzogni Angelica, Pradella Silvia, Cantini Giulia, Ercolino Tonino, Nesi Gabriella, Mannelli Massimo, Maggi Mario, Canu Letizia
Abstract excerpt
Background: Mutations in genes encoding one of the subunits of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) are involved in pheochromocytoma (PHEO) and paraganglioma (PGL) development. Over the last few years, such mutations have also been associated with non-chromaffin tumors. However, immunohistochemistry (IHC) on the tumor tissue and a study on the loss of heterozygosity (LOH) aimed at demonstrating the pathogenic role of...
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