Article
Molecular alterations in retinoblastoma beyond RB1.
Experimental eye research - 1 Oct 2021
Mendonça Vanessa, Evangelista Anna Claudia, P Matta Bruna, M Moreira Miguel Ângelo, Faria Paulo, Lucena Evandro, Seuánez Héctor N
Abstract excerpt
Retinoblastoma is the most common malignant ocular tumor in children. Although RB1 alterations are most frequently involved in the etiology of retinoblastoma, candidate driver events and somatic alterations leading to cell transformation, tumor onset and progression remain poorly understood. In this study, we identified novel genomic alterations in tumors with a panel of 160 genes. Sanger sequencing and Multiplex...
Topics
- Alleles
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Copy Number Variations
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Exons
- Female
- Genes, Neoplasm
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Molecular Biology
