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Genetics of Retinoblastoma.
Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Jan 2000
Mallipatna Ashwin, Marino Meghan, Singh Arun D
Abstract excerpt
Retinoblastoma is a malignant retinal tumor that affects young children. Mutations in the RB1 gene cause retinoblastoma. Mutations in both RB1 alleles within the precursor retinal cell are essential, with one mutation that may be germline or somatic and the second one that is always somatic. Identification of the RB1 germline status of a patient allows differentiation between sporadic and heritable retinoblastoma...
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