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This paper surveys the literature on familial nonchromaffin paragangliomas and presents the results of a study of a family with 295 living members.
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van Baars, F., Cremers, C., van den Broek, P. et al. Genetic aspects of nonchromaffin paraganglioma. Hum Genet 60, 305–309 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569208
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