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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Risk Factors

The risk factors for the development of rhabdomyosarcoma are:

• Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
• Li-Fraumeni syndrome
• Costello syndrome
• Noonan syndrome
• Maternal use of cocaine and marijuana