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Molecular and epidemiologic characterization of Wilms tumor from Baghdad, Iraq.
World journal of pediatrics : WJP - 1 Dec 2018
Phelps Hannah M, Al-Jadiry Mazin F, Corbitt Natasha M, Pierce Janene M, Li Bingshan, Wei Qiang, Flores Raina R, Correa Hernan, Uccini Stefania, Frangoul Haydar, Alsaadawi Adel R, Al-Badri Safaa A F, Al-Darraji Amir F, Al-Saeed Raghad M, Al-Hadad Salma A, Lovvorn Iii Harold N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wilms tumor (WT) is the most common childhood kidney cancer worldwide, yet its incidence and clinical behavior vary according to race and access to adequate healthcare resources. To guide and streamline therapy in the war-torn and resource-constrained city of Baghdad, Iraq, we conducted a first-ever molecular analysis of 20 WT specimens to characterize the biological features of this lethal disease...
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