Association and chance occurrence of aniridia and retinoblastoma.

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Association and chance occurrence of aniridia and retinoblastoma.

American journal of ophthalmology - 15 Dec 1994

To K W, Mukai S, Friedman A H

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PURPOSE/METHODS: A 9-month-old infant had inherited aniridia and unilateral retinoblastoma. Family history disclosed three generations of aniridia; yet there were no instances of retinoblastoma. The coincidental occurrence of retinoblastoma and aniridia is rare. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: With DNA probes from within the retinoblastoma gene, we were able to determine that a retinoblastoma-predisposing mutation was not...

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