Transforming Growth Factor β in Retinoblastoma-Related Cataract
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- 10 November 2008
- journal article
- laboratory sciences
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 126 (11) , 1539-1542
Abstract
Retinoblastoma is a malignant ocular tumor that occurs in childhood. Radiation-induced cataract is 1 complication of the treatment of retinoblastoma.1 In contrast, the simultaneous occurrence of cataract and retinoblastoma is rare,2 with a frequency of less than 1%.3Keywords
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