The VHL/HIF Axis in the Development and Treatment of Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma

Song Peng, Jun Zhang, Xintao Tan, Yiqiang Huang, Jing Xu, Natalie Silk, Dianzheng Zhang, Qiuli Liu, Jun Jiang

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Abstract

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs) are rare neuroendocrine tumors originating from chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla (PCCs) or extra-adrenal sympathetic or parasympathetic paraganglia (PGLs). About 40% of PPGLs result from germline mutations and therefore they are highly inheritable. Although dysfunction of any one of a panel of more than 20 genes can lead to PPGLs, mutations in genes involved in the VHL/HIF axis including

Original languageAmerican English
JournalFrontiers in Endocrinology
Volume11
StatePublished - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

  • HIF
  • VHL
  • inhibitor
  • metabolism
  • paragangliomas
  • pheochromocytomas

Disciplines

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
  • Medicine and Health Sciences

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