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ArticleFamilial cancer2009

Identification of a mutation in exon 27 of the RB1 gene associated with incomplete penetrance retinoblastoma.

Diana Mitter, Diane Rushlow, Inga Nowak, Birgit Ansperger-Rescher, Brenda L Gallie, Dietmar R Lohmann

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Article in Familial cancer, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Diana MitterInstitut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, Essen, 45122, Germany. diana.mitter@uni-due.de
Diane Rushlow
Inga Nowak
Birgit Ansperger-Rescher
Brenda L Gallie
Dietmar R Lohmann
Essen University Hospital · DEPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinoblastoma (Rb) is initiated by germline mutations in the RB1 gene. Up to date, no mutation was identified in exons 26 and 27. We have identified a 2 bp frameshift insertion in exon 27 of the RB1 gene (RBg.177008_177009dup) in a boy with unilateral Rb and his healthy father that has occurred de novo on the allele transmitted by the father's father. RT-PCR showed that the mutant +2 bp transcript is present in RNA from peripheral leukocytes after short-term culture. The level of the mutant transcript was low compared to the normal transcript indicating abnormal expression of the variant allele. The mutant transcript was further reduced after puromycin treatment suggesting that NMD is not involved. Although oncogenic mutations in the terminal exons of the RB1 gene are rare molecular testing is important as those terminal mutations can be associated with incomplete penetrance and cause high recurrence risk in family members.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseasePenetranceAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceExonsGenes, RetinoblastomaHumansMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaRetinoblastoma ProteinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRetinoblastoma Protein

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PMID18509746
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