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Q&A: White pupils in a photo can be a sign of a serious condition, but not always
When the fundus reflex looks white, or when the pupil looks white with direct illumination, leukocoria is the most accurate description and immediately raises concern for retinoblastoma or ...
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How federally funded research saved my son’s sight — and his life — from a rare cancer
Dec. 18, 2024 My son Jack was diagnosed in 2022 with retinoblastoma, a malignant childhood cancer of the central nervous system that originates and grows in the eye. If left untreated, it ...
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Children’s Retinoblastoma Eye Cancer Treatment
MSK Kids has the world’s oldest and most successful program for treating retinoblastoma. The retinoblastoma program at MSK Kids in New York City is the world’s oldest and most successful program for ...
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Tumor Suppressor (TS) Genes and the Two-Hit Hypothesis
The two-hit hypothesis arose of out Knudson's interest in the genetic mechanisms underlying retinoblastoma, a childhood form of retinal cancer. Under normal circumstances, a population of cells in ...