Retinoblastoma primary prevention
|
Retinoblastoma Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Retinoblastoma primary prevention On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Retinoblastoma primary prevention |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Retinoblastoma primary prevention |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
There are no primary preventive measures available for retinoblastoma.
Prevention of Retinoblastoma
There are no known measures for preventing retinoblastoma. preimplantation genetic diagnosis has been performed, for families with a known germline mutation. In this procedure, embryos are fertilized using standard IVF techniques and are then biopsied at the 8 cell stage. Only those embryos found to be free of the familial mutation in the retinoblastoma gene are implanted, resulting in a live birth of a healthy child.[1]
References
- ↑ Xu K, Rosenwaks Z, Beaverson K, Cholst I, Veeck L, Abramson DH (2004). "Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for retinoblastoma: the first reported liveborn". Am J Ophthalmol. 137 (1): 18–23. PMID 14700639.