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Somatic deletion and duplication of genes on chromosome 11 in Wilms' tumours.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Fearon E R, Vogelstein B, Feinberg A P
Abstract excerpt
One of the most provocative findings in tumour biology is the relationship between chromosomal changes and embryonal cancers in children. For example, children with the rare paediatric syndrome AGR triad (aniridia, genito-urinary abnormalities and mental retardation) often develop Wilms' tumours at a very early age and carry a germ-line deletion on the short arm of chromosome 11 (11p13). It has been suggested...
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