Non‐11p Constitutional Chromosome Abnormalities in Wilms' Tumor Patients

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The incidence in Wilms' tumor patients of constitutional chromosome defects other than those involving the short arm of chromosome 11 was examined using data on 5,854 patients registered in the National Wilms Tumor Study. Trisomy 18 and Turner syndromes were found to occur at higher rates than expected based on chromosome surveys of newborns. Four patients were reported to have trisomy 18; all of these patients...

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