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Outcomes of integrating genetics in management of patients with retinoblastoma.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Nov 2011
Dhar Shweta U, Chintagumpala Murali, Noll Claire, Chévez-Barrios Patricia, Paysse Evelyn A, Plon Sharon E
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OBJECTIVE: To present the outcome of a comprehensive team approach to provide genetic evaluation and testing for a large cohort of children diagnosed with retinoblastoma. METHODS: The multidisciplinary team included pediatric oncologists, an ophthalmologist, an ophthalmic pathologist, a geneticist, and genetic counselors. Retrospective data from 8 years included 90 initial evaluations, of which 81 probands were...
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