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EPAS1-mutated paragangliomas associated with haemoglobin disorders.
British journal of haematology - 1 Mar 2024
Mancini Maxence, Buffet Alexandre, Porte Baptiste, Amar Laurence, Lussey-Lepoutre Charlotte, Crinière Lise, Baudin Eric, Meatchi Tchao, Gimenez-Roqueplo Anne-Paule, Favier Judith, Burnichon Nelly
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We report a large series of 40 patients presenting EPAS1-mutated paraganglioma (PGL) in whom we investigated a cause underlying chronic hypoxia. Four patients suffered from hypoxaemic heart disease. In patients with available haemoglobin electrophoresis results, 59% presented with a haemoglobin disorder, including six with sickle cell disease, five with sickle cell trait and two with heterozygous haemoglobin C...
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