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Coexistence of neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma in a girl with a hemizygous deletion of chromosome 11q14.1-23.3.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Feb 2016
Shiohama Tadashi, Fujii Katsunori, Hino Moeko, Shimizu Kenji, Ohashi Hirofumi, Kambe Michiyo, Nakatani Yukio, Mitsunaga Tetsuya, Yoshida Hideo, Ochiai Hidemasa, Shimojo Naoki
Abstract excerpt
Constitutional 11q interstitial deletion syndrome presents with congenital anomalies including microcephaly with craniostenosis, minor dysmorphic features, vitreoretinopathy, and renal anomalies. This syndrome is occasionally associated with neuroblastoma (NB) as a life-threatening complication, which is important for clinical care. Although the corresponding locus to NB has been predicted to exist in 11q22-23 by...
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