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Genetic analysis in retinoblastoma and peripheral blood correlation.
Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia - 1 Dec 2015
Ruiz del Río N, Abelairas Gómez J M, Alonso García de la Rosa F J, Peralta Calvo J M, de las Heras Martín A
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the importance of intratumoral genetic analysis in the diagnosis of germ-line mutations in patients with retinoblastoma. To underline the importance of performing these genetic tests in every case of retinoblastoma. METHOD: Intratumoral genetic analysis of RB1 mutation was performed on 17 enucleated eyes that were non-responsive to conservative treatment. Patients had no family history of...
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