Alonso Cristina Author
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Affiliation
Retinoblastoma
Departamentos de Hemato-Oncologia, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alonso Cristina belongs to Departamentos de Hemato-Oncologia intrested in the field Retinoblastoma; Hereditary and non-hereditary; Clinical presentation; RB1-tumor suppressor gene; RB1-mutations; At-riskhaplotype from Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Author(s): Ottaviani Daniela, Parma Diana, Ferrer Marcela, Giliberto Florencia, Luce Leonela, Alonso Cristina and Szijan Irene
Mutations in the RB1 Gene in Argentine Retinoblastoma Patients and Uncommon Clinical Presentations
Background: Retinoblastoma, the most common ocular cancer of childhood, is caused by inactivation of the RB1 tumor suppressor gene in the developing retina. It may occur as unilateral, bilateral or rarely as multicentric retinoblastoma, including pineal or suprasellar tumors. Being the retinoblastoma a hereditary cancer, identification of the causative mutation is important fo... view moreĀ»