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Vertical transmission of a mutation in exon 1 of the WT1 gene: lessons for genetic counseling.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Sept 2008
Regev Miriam, Kirk Richard, Mashevich Maya, Bistritzer Zvi, Reish Orit
Abstract excerpt
We present a vertical transmission of a nonsense mutation in exon 1 of the Wilms' tumor WT1 gene, from a mother who had Wilms' tumor in infancy and decreased fertility at adulthood, to her son who displayed genitourinary (GU) anomalies, gonadal dysgenesis with gonadoblastoma foci, and intra-abdominal Mullerian derivatives. No Wilms' tumor was detected up to the age of 6 years in the son. Sequence analysis of...
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