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Spectrum of SMARCB1/INI1 mutations in familial and sporadic rhabdoid tumors.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Jan 2011
Eaton Katherine W, Tooke Laura S, Wainwright Luanne M, Judkins Alexander R, Biegel Jaclyn A
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BACKGROUND: Germline mutations and deletions of SMARCB1/INI1 in chromosome band 22q11.2 predispose patients to rhabdoid tumor and schwannomatosis. Previous estimates suggested that 15-20% of rhabdoid tumors were caused by an underlying germline abnormality of SMARCB1. However, these studies were limited by case selection and an inability to detect intragenic deletions and duplications. PROCEDURE: One hundred...
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