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. 1997 Jun;60(6):1558–1562. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9297(07)64254-2

Bilateral retinoblastoma in a male patient with an X; 13 translocation: evidence for silencing of the RB1 gene by the spreading of X inactivation.

C Jones, C Booth, D Rita, L Jazmines, B Brandt, A Newlan, B Horsthemke
PMCID: PMC1716119  PMID: 9199583

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