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Increased expression of Nrf2 and elevated glucose uptake in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma with SDHB gene mutation.
BMC cancer - 18 Mar 2022
Kamai Takao, Murakami Satoshi, Arai Kyoko, Nishihara Daisaku, Uematsu Toshitaka, Ishida Kazuyuki, Kijima Toshiki
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BACKGROUND: Pheochromocytomas (PCC) and paragangliomas (PGL) are catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumors. According to the World Health Organization Classification 2017, all PCC/PGL are considered to have malignant potential. There is growing evidence that PCC/PGL represent a metabolic disease that leads to aerobic glycolysis. Cellular energy metabolism involves both transcription factor nuclear factor...
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