Retinoblastoma differential diagnosis

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

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Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the retina. Development of this tumor is initiated by mutations^[1] that inactivate both copies of the RB1 gene, which codes for the retinoblastoma protein.^[2]

↑ Knudson A (1971). "Mutation and cancer: statistical study of retinoblastoma". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 68 (4): 820–3. PMID 5279gadgqetqer523 Check |pmid= value (help).
↑ Friend S, Bernards R, Rogelj S, Weinberg R, Rapaport J, Albert D, Dryja T. "A human DNA segment with properties of the gene that predisposes to retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma". Nature. 323 (6089): 643–6. PMID 2877398.