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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2] Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[3]

Overview

Retinoblastoma may be caused by mutation in both alleles of RB1 tumor suppressor gene or due to somatic amplification of the MYCN oncogene.

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Heritable Retinoblastoma

Sporadic Heritable Retinoblastoma

References

  1. Du, W; Pogoriler, J (2006). "Retinoblastoma family genes". Oncogene. 25 (38): 5190–5200. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1209651. ISSN 0950-9232.
  2. Singh, Arun (2007). Clinical ophthalmic oncology. Edinburgh: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4160-3167-3.
  3. Clark, Robin D.; Avishay, Stefanie G. (2015). "Retinoblastoma: Genetic Counseling and Testing": 77–88. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-43451-2_8.