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ArticleCurrent opinion in endocrine and metabolic research2024

Molecular Genetics of Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma.

Heather Wachtel, Katherine L Nathanson

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Article in Current opinion in endocrine and metabolic research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026
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  4. Pilot study: transduction of primary paraganglioma chromaffin tumour cells with inducible c-MYC drives cell proliferation.Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Heather WachtelHospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery and the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Katherine L NathansonHospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Medical Genetics, and the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Funding

A genotype-phenotype study of germline succinate dehydrogenase pathogenic variantsK08CA270385 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Heather Wachtel · 2022 to 2026
$967k
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA270385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGL) are neuroendocrine tumors which secrete catecholamines, causing cardiovascular compromise. While isolated tumors and locoregional disease can be treated surgically, treatment options for metastatic disease are limited, and no targeted therapies exist. Approximately 25% of PPGL are causatively associated with germline pathogenic variants, which are known risk factors for multifocal and metastatic PPGL. Knowledge of somatic driver mutations continues to evolve. Molecular classification of PPGL has identified three genomic subtypes: Cluster 1 (pseudohypoxia), Cluster 2 (kinase signaling) and Cluster 3 (Wnt-altered). This review summaries recent studies characterizing the tumor microenvironment, genomic drivers of tumorigenesis and progression, and current research on molecular targets for novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in PPGL.

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genomicsgermline pathogenic variantneuroendocrine tumorparagangliomaPheochromocytomasomatic mutation

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PMID39328362
PMCPMC11424047

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