Rare Germline Mutations Identified by Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing of Susceptibility Genes in Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Author(s) -
Jenny Welander,
Adam Andreasson,
C. Christofer Juhlin,
Roger W. Wiseman,
Martin Bäckdahl,
Anders Höög,
Catharina Larsson,
Oliver Gimm,
Peter Söderkvist
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2013-4375
Subject(s) - sdhb , sdha , sdhd , paraganglioma , germline mutation , pheochromocytoma , germline , sanger sequencing , genetics , biology , mutation , cancer research , gene , medicine , pathology , endocrinology , gene expression
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas have a highly diverse genetic background, with a third of the cases carrying a germline mutation in 1 of 14 identified genes.
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