NF1 and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2: Pheochromocytomas can arise as a result of mutations in the following disease-associated genes: RET in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2); VHL in von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL); NF1 in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1); and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)subunits B, C, or D in familial paraganglioma syndromes type 4 (PGL4), type 3 (PGL3), and type 1 (PGL1), respectively [2].