Genetic analysis of high altitude paragangliomas

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-202

  Jech, Marion ^a   Alvarado Cabrero, I ^b   Albores Saavedra, J ^c   Dahia, P L M ^a   Tischler, A S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL DE ONCOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ALTITUDE; CAROTID BODY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; LETTER; PARAGANGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; CAROTID BODY TUMOR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

EID: 33845704224     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:17:2:201     Document Type: Letter

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