NIH R01 · 2024
Inherited genetic variation and penetrance of Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome
PROJECT SUMMARY Current therapies for patients with advanced or metastatic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PGL/PCC) are not curative and there are no known molecular or genetic markers to predict penetrance of primary or metastatic disease. Although most patients have sporadic tumors, up to 40% have a hereditary cause for their PGL/PCC, with at least 12 different susceptibility genes identified. The Succinate Dehydrogenase Subunit (SDH) genes form complex II of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and are involved with the Kreb’s cycle converting succinate to fumarate. Germline pathogenic variants in any of the SDHx genes increases risk of developing Hereditary PGL/PCC Syndrome. This…
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