Extracranial rhabdoid tumours: what we have learned so far and future directions.

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Extracranial rhabdoid tumours are rare, and often occur in infants. Although the kidney is the most common site, they can occur anywhere in the body. Most contain a biallelic inactivating mutation in SMARCB1, which is part of the chromatin remodelling complex SWI/SNF, and functions as a classic tumour suppressor gene. Despite multimodal therapy, outcome in rhabdoid tumours remains poor with only 31% of patients...

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