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RB1 mutations and second primary malignancies after hereditary retinoblastoma.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2012
Dommering Charlotte J, Marees Tamara, van der Hout Annemarie H, Imhof Saskia M, Meijers-Heijboer Hanne, Ringens Peter J, van Leeuwen Flora E, Moll Annette C
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Survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma have a high risk of second primary malignancies, but it has not been investigated whether specific RB1 germline mutations are associated with greater risk of second primary malignancies in a large cohort. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 199 survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma with a documented RB1 germline mutation diagnosed between 1905 and 2005. In total,...
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