LMO2 gene deletions significantly worsen the prognosis of Wilms’ tumor development in patients with WAGR syndrome

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WAGR syndrome (OMIM #194072) is a rare genetic disorder that consists of development of Wilms' tumor (nephroblastoma), aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and intellectual disability (mental retardation). It is associated with WAGR-region deletions in the 11p13 chromosome region. Our previous study of congenital aniridia patients revealed a noticeable number of aniridia patients with WAGR-region deletions but...

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