Retinoblastoma in Monozygotic Twins

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Authors: D. Procházková ¹; P. Konečná ²; V. Číhalová ¹; H. Hrstková ²; J. Řehůřek ³; R. Autrata ³
Authors‘ workplace: Výzkumný ústav zdraví dítěte, Brno, ředitel MUDr. Jan Burian 21. dětská interní klinika, Lékařská fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, přednostadoc. MUDr. Hana Hrstková, CSc. 3Klinika dětské oftalmologie, Lékařská fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, př ¹
Published in: Čes. a slov. Oftal., , 2003, No. 2, p. 134-140
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Overview

Retinoblastoma is one of the most frequent ophthalmological tumours in children.It is an embryonic tumour originating in the retina. It is caused by abnormalitiesin the RB1 gene and deletions in the region 13q14. The authors present a bilateralnon-hereditary retinoblastoma in monozygotic twins, associated with deletion inthe region 13q14, stigmatization, psychomotor and somatic retardation.

Key words:
retinoblastoma, deletion of 13q14, stigmatization, monozygotic twins

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Czech and Slovak Ophthalmology

2003 Issue 2