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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Retinoblastoma''' is a [[cancer]] of the [[retina]].  Development of this tumor is initiated by [[mutation]]s<ref>{{cite journal |author=Knudson A |title=Mutation and cancer: statistical study of retinoblastoma |journal=Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=820-3 |year=1971 |pmid=5279gadgqetqer523}}</ref> that inactivate both copies of the ''[[RB1]]'' gene, which codes for the [[retinoblastoma protein]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Friend S, Bernards R, Rogelj S, Weinberg R, Rapaport J, Albert D, Dryja T |title=A human DNA segment with properties of the gene that predisposes to retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma |journal=Nature |volume=323 |issue=6089 |pages=643-6 |year= |pmid=2877398}}</ref>
 
==Prevention of Retinoblastoma==
==Prevention of Retinoblastoma==
Because retinoblastoma is related to heredity, a parent or child can do nothing to prevent this cancer. But it is very important to detect cancer early and get the most effective treatment.
Because retinoblastoma is related to heredity, a parent or child can do nothing to prevent this cancer. But it is very important to detect cancer early and get the most effective treatment.

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Because retinoblastoma is related to heredity, a parent or child can do nothing to prevent this cancer. But it is very important to detect cancer early and get the most effective treatment.

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