[The retinoblastoma gene: will therapeutic use of its tumor suppressive properties be possible?].

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The retinoblastoma is a rare childhood tumor which occurs in children, 40% of them being diagnosed in an hereditary context. The gene involved in the hereditary predisposition and in the tumoral development was isolated (RB-1) and is of the antioncogene-type. RB-1 mutations were found in many other tumors. The absence of the antioncogene protein expression is responsible for the tumor development and a contrario...

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