A case of familial paraganglioma syndrome type 4 caused by a mutation in the SDHB gene

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 702-706

  Drucker, Aaron M ^a   Houlden, Robyn L ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic testing; Paraganglioma; Pheochromocytoma; Succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit B gene

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 131; 6 FLUORODOPA F 18; ADRENALIN; CREATININE; DILTIAZEM; DOXAZOSIN; LABETALOL; METADRENALIN; METIROSINE; NORADRENALIN; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAGANGLIOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR SCINTISCANNING; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; HUMANS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MALE; PARAGANGLIOMA, EXTRA-ADRENAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33845453464     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0342     Document Type: Article

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