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Identification of a new WT1 mutation in a sporadic Wilms' tumour.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 14 Aug 1998
Santos A C, Boavida M G, Costa A, Osorio-Almeida L
Abstract excerpt
A new mutation in WT1 is described in a sporadic unilateral Wilms' tumour consisting of a 17 bp duplication in exon 7 generating a stop codon. The second allele is either partially deleted or presents the same alteration. LOH analysis at 11p15.5 and at the 16q13-16q24.3 regions indicated retention of heterozygosity in the tumour DNA for the markers analysed. The results are consistent with Knudson's hypothesis...
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