Abstract
Mutations in SDHC cause autosomal dominant paraganglioma, type 3 (PGL3), and have to date been demonstrated in only one family. Here, we report on a novel mutation in a patient with a malignant, catecholamine-producing paraganglioma at the carotid bifurcation. The mutation is a G→T transversion at position +1 of intron 5 of the SDHC gene, leading to the deletion of exon 5 and a shift in the reading frame.
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Niemann, S., Müller, U., Engelhardt, D. et al. Autosomal dominant malignant and catecholamine-producing paraganglioma caused by a splice donor site mutation in SDHC . Hum Genet 113, 92–94 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-003-0938-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-003-0938-0