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ea0016p306 | Endocrine tumours | ECE2008

Distinct catecholamine phenotypes in hereditary pheochromocytoma

Eisenhofer Graeme , Lenders Jacques WM , Mannelli Massimo M , Bornstein Stefan R , Pacak Karel

This study examined whether different forms of hereditary pheochromocytoma are characterized by different catecholamine phenotypes and whether this is reflected by differences in plasma concentrations of normetanephrine, metanephrine and methoxytyramine – the respective O-methylated metabolites of norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine. Subjects included 154 patients with hereditary pheochromocytoma, 72 with tumors associated with von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) syndrome, ...