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ea0004p57 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | SFE2002

MUTATIONS IN THE SDHB GENE CAUSE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO FAMILIAL PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA AND PARAGANGLIOMA: A CASE REPORT

Razvi S , Wright M , Weaver J

Introduction:The genetics of most cases of familial phaechromocytomas is unknown.Up to 50%of paragangliomas arefamilial and increased susceptibility is seen in SDHD and SDHC mutations.We report a family with a mutation in the SDHB gene .Case report: The index case, a 22 year old male was treated at the age of 10 years with extra adrenal phaeochromocytoma. Recently, he was found to have ...