Recommendations for somatic and germline genetic testing of single pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma based on findings from a series of 329 patients

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 647-656

  Currás Freixes, Maria ^a   Inglada Pérez, Lucía ^a,b   Mancikova, Veronika ^a   Montero Conde, Cristina ^a   Letón, Rocío ^a   Comino Méndez, Iñaki ^a   Apellániz Ruiz, María ^a   Sánchez Barroso, Lara ^a   Sánchez Covisa, Miguel Aguirre ^c   Alcázar, Victoria ^d   Aller, Javier ^e   Álvarez Escolá, Cristina ^f   Andía Melero, Víctor M ^g   Azriel Mira, Sharona ^h   Calatayud Gutiérrez, María ⁱ   Díaz, José Ángel ^j   Díez Hernández, Alberto ^k   Lamas Oliveira, Cristina ^l   Marazuela, Mónica ^m   Matias Guiu, Xavier ⁿ   Meoro Avilés, Amparo ^o   Patiño García, Ana ^p   Pedrinaci, Susana ^q   Riesco Eizaguirre, Garcilaso ^r   Sábado Álvarez, Constantino ^s   Sáez Villaverde, Raquel ^t   de los Terreros, Amaya Sainz ^u   Guadarrama, Óscar Sanz ^v   Sastre Marcos, Julia ^w   Scolá Yurrita, Bartolomé ^g   Segura Huerta, Ángel ^x   Serrano Corredor, Maria de la Soledad ^y   Villar Vicente, María Rosa ^z   Rodríguez Antona, Cristina ^a,b   Korpershoek, Esther ^aa   Cascón, Alberto ^a,b   Robledo, Mercedes ^a,b   more..

^a Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CIUDAD REAL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA SOFÍA   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL EL BIERZO   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^p UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^q HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^r HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^s HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^t HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^u Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

^v Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León   (Spain)

^w HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^x HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^y HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^z HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

^aa ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAX PROTEIN; PROTEIN RET; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; VON HIPPEL LINDAU PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMLINE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; CHILD; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; MUTATION; THORACIC NEOPLASMS;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; THORACIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84946483555     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103218     Document Type: Article

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