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The RB1 Story: Characterization and Cloning of the First Tumor Suppressor Gene
1 Nov 2019
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The RB1 gene is the first described human tumor suppressor gene and plays an integral role in the development of retinoblastoma, a pediatric malignancy of the eye. Since its discovery, the stepwise characterization and cloning of RB1 have laid the foundation for numerous advances in the understanding of tumor suppressor genes, retinoblastoma tumorigenesis, and inheritance. Knowledge of RB1 led to a paradigm shift...
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