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Gene Abnormality
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Wilms tumor is the most common form of childhood kidney cancer. The exact cause of this tumor in most children is unknown. A missing iris of the eye (aniridia) is a birth defect that is sometimes associated with Wilms tumor. Other birth defects li...
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The cause of Wilms' tumor is not completely understood. Because 15% of all patients with this type of tumor have other heritable defects, it seems clear that at least some cases of Wilms' tumor may be due to an herited alteration. It appears that ...
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The cause of Wilms' tumor is not completely understood. Because 15% of all patients with this type of tumor have other heritable defects, it seems clear that at least some cases of Wilms' tumor may be due to an herited alteration. It appears that ...
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The cause of Wilms' tumor is not as of 2004 completely understood. Because 15 percent of all patients with this type of tumor have other inherited defects, it seems clear that at least some cases of Wilms' tumor may be due to an inherited alterati...
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Detailed information on single gene defects and patterns of inheritance Genes are what determine your traits, such as eye color and blood type. They are contained on our chromosomes, which normally number 46 (23 pairs) in each cell of our body. There are an estimated 25,000 genes contained on these 46 chromosomes. Genes are made of DNA. DNA is an acronym for deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is made up of base pairs that code for certain proteins. So, ultimately, a gene, or a section of our DNA, makes a protein. There is also DNA in-between genes, which does not code for anything in particular, but simply serves as a "spacer." Therefore, not all of the DNA in our cells is used to make protein products.
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Detailed information on single gene defects and patterns of inheritance There are many different single gene defects that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some, for which we have provided a brief overview.
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