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Hereditary pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome with a novel mutation in the succinate dehydrogenase subunit B gene in a Japanese family: two case reports.
Journal of medical case reports - 22 May 2021
Hirose Rei, Tsurutani Yuya, Sugisawa Chiho, Inoue Kosuke, Suematsu Sachiko, Nagata Maki, Hasegawa Naoki, Kakuta Yukio, Yonamine Masato, Takekoshi Kazuhiro, Kimura Noriko, Saito Jun, Nishikawa Tetsuo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma caused by succinate dehydrogenase gene mutations is called hereditary pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome. In particular, succinate dehydrogenase subunit B mutations are important because they are strongly associated with the malignant behavior of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma . This is a case report of a family of hereditary pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma...
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