Screening of patients with paraganglioma revealed a high prevalence of germ line mutations in genes encoding subunits of the succinate dehydrogenase complex, according to a new study. Should gene testing become a routine part of the clinical management of patients with paraganglioma?
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Baysal, B. Correlation of genotype and phenotype in paraganglioma. Nat Rev Endocrinol 5, 594–595 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2009.202
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