Hereditary pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome with a novel mutation in the succinate dehydrogenase subunit B gene in a Japanese family: two case reports

Abstract Background Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma caused by succinate dehydrogenase gene mutations is called hereditary pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome. In particular, succinate dehydrogenase subunit B mutations are important because they are strongly associated with the malignant behav...

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Main Authors: Rei Hirose, Yuya Tsurutani, Chiho Sugisawa, Kosuke Inoue, Sachiko Suematsu, Maki Nagata, Naoki Hasegawa, Yukio Kakuta, Masato Yonamine, Kazuhiro Takekoshi, Noriko Kimura, Jun Saito, Tetsuo Nishikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02852-z