Should genetic testing be performed in each patient with sporadic pheochromocytoma at presentation?
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Should genetic testing be performed in each patient with sporadic pheochromocytoma at presentation?
BACKGROUND According to previous studies, around 15% of patients with an apparently sporadic pheochromocytoma and a negative family history had a hereditary disease. This high frequency together with the financial support provided to reference laboratories of molecular genetics by the French government led to a nearly systematic screening in each patient with a pheochromocytoma. OBJECTIVE To ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje-08-0574