Retinoblastoma

[|Retinoblastoma] Johnathan •retinoblastoma is found on chromosome 13. •it is found in early childhood and only 1 out of 20,000 children get it. •it is very treatable. • it's very rarely fatal, over 95% survive. •If Rb is missing, a cell can replicate itself over and over in an uncontrolled manner, resulting in tumor formation. •Symptoms: -white pupil reflex instead of normal healthy black pupil -a crossed eye or strabismus -inflammation of tissue -enlarged or dialated pupil •A doctor would run an MRI scan, ultrasound, or indirect ophthalmoscope. •People can live a normal life after the treatment, all children with unilateral retinoblastoma have one normal eye even though the other eye may have been removed. •Recessive Citation: Web.

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