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There is no [[predisposition]] for retinoblastoma by [[race]] or [[gender]]. Right and left eyes are affected equally. The incidence of retinoblastoma worldwide ranges from 1 in 14,000 live births to 1 in 34,000.<ref name="pmid1145423">{{cite journal |author=Bishop JO, Madson EC |title=Retinoblastoma. Review of the current status |journal=[[Survey of Ophthalmology]] |volume=19 |issue=6 |pages=342–66 |year=1975 |pmid=1145423 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-05-02}}</ref> | There is no [[predisposition]] for retinoblastoma by [[race]] or [[gender]]. Right and left eyes are affected equally. It is the most common intraocular tumor of the childhood. The incidence of retinoblastoma worldwide ranges from 1 in 14,000 live births to 1 in 34,000.<ref name="pmid1145423">{{cite journal |author=Bishop JO, Madson EC |title=Retinoblastoma. Review of the current status |journal=[[Survey of Ophthalmology]] |volume=19 |issue=6 |pages=342–66 |year=1975 |pmid=1145423 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-05-02}}</ref> | ||
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There is no predisposition for retinoblastoma by race or gender. Right and left eyes are affected equally. It is the most common intraocular tumor of the childhood. The incidence of retinoblastoma worldwide ranges from 1 in 14,000 live births to 1 in 34,000.[1]
References
- ↑ Bishop JO, Madson EC (1975). "Retinoblastoma. Review of the current status". Survey of Ophthalmology. 19 (6): 342–66. PMID 1145423.
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