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Clinical and Molecular Features of Renal and Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Tumor Association Syndrome (RAPTAS): Case Series and Literature Review

Casey, RT; Warren, AY; Martin, JE; Challis, BG; Rattenberry, E; Whitworth, J; Andrews, KA; ... Maher, ER; + view all (2017) Clinical and Molecular Features of Renal and Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Tumor Association Syndrome (RAPTAS): Case Series and Literature Review. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism , 102 (11) pp. 4013-4022. 10.1210/jc.2017-00562. Green open access

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Abstract

CONTEXT: The co-occurrence of pheochromocytoma (PC) and renal tumors was linked to the inherited familial cancer syndrome von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease more than six decades ago. Subsequently, other shared genetic causes of predisposition to renal tumors and to PC, paraganglioma (PGL), or head and neck paraganglioma (HNPGL) have been described, but case series of non–VHL-related cases of renal tumor and pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma tumor association syndrome (RAPTAS) are rare. OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical and molecular features of non-VHL RAPTAS by literature review and characterization of a case series. DESIGN: A review of the literature was performed and a retrospective study of referrals for investigation of genetic causes of RAPTAS. RESULTS: Literature review revealed evidence of an association, in addition to VHL disease, between germline mutations in SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, TMEM127, and MAX genes and RAPTAS [defined here as the co-occurrence of tumors from both classes (PC/PGL/HNPGL and renal tumors) in the same individual or in first-degree relatives]. In both the literature review and our case series of 22 probands with non-VHL RAPTAS, SDHB mutations were the most frequent cause of non-VHL RAPTAS. A genetic cause was identified in 36.3% (8/22) of kindreds. CONCLUSION: Renal tumors and PC/PGL/HNPGL tumors share common molecular features and their co-occurrence in an individual or family should prompt genetic investigations. We report a case of MAX-associated renal cell carcinoma and confirm the role of TMEM127 mutations with renal cell carcinoma predisposition.

Type: Article
Title: Clinical and Molecular Features of Renal and Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Tumor Association Syndrome (RAPTAS): Case Series and Literature Review
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-00562
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2017-00562
Language: English
Additional information: This article has been published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s).
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism, HIPPEL-LINDAU-DISEASE, SUCCINATE-DEHYDROGENASE, CELL CARCINOMA, FAMILIAL PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA, PARAGANGLIOMA, MUTATIONS, GENE, CANCER, HEREDITARY, CLASSIFICATION
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10039885
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