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Novel Germline PHD2 Variant in a Metastatic Pheochromocytoma and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, but in the Absence of Polycythemia.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 17 Aug 2022
Provenzano Aldesia, Chetta Massimiliano, De Filpo Giuseppina, Cantini Giulia, La Barbera Andrea, Nesi Gabriella, Santi Raffaella, Martinelli Serena, Rapizzi Elena, Luconi Michaela, Maggi Mario, Mannelli Massimo, Ercolino Tonino, Canu Letizia
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Background: Pheochromocytoma (Pheo) and paraganglioma (PGL) are rare tumors, mostly resulting from pathogenic variants of predisposing genes, with a genetic contribution that now stands at around 70%. Germline variants account for approximately 40%, while the remaining 30% is attributable to somatic variants. Objective: This study aimed to describe a new PHD2 (EGLN1) variant in a patient affected by metastatic...
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