Genetics and cytogenetics of retinoblastoma.

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Retinoblastoma tumor formation is initiated by loss of function of both alleles at the RB1 locus on chromosome 13. In nonhereditary retinoblastoma (60% of patients), both mutations occur during retinal development. In hereditary retinoblastoma (40% of patients), tumor formation is caused by one germline and one somatic mutation. The RB1 gene encodes a nuclear protein that arrests progression through the G1 phase...

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