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Identification and analysis of mutations in WTX and WT1 genes in peripheral blood and tumor tissue of children with Wilms' tumor.
Chinese medical journal - 1 May 2012
Wang Hui, Shen Ying, Sun Ning, Jiang Ye-Ping, Li Ming-Lei, Sun Lin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wilms' tumor (nephroblastoma) is the most common pediatric kidney cancer. Only one Wilms' tumor gene is known, WT1 at 11p13, which is mutated in 5% - 10% of Wilms' tumors. Recently, mutations were reported in WTX at Xq11.1 in Wilms' tumors. This study investigated the mutation proportion, type, and distribution in WTX and WT1 in children with Wilms' tumor. The role of WTX/WT1 in the development of...
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