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Erratum: mutational screening of the RB1 gene in Indian patients with retinoblastoma reveals eight novel and several recurrent mutations

✍ Scribed by Velamakanni Saroj Kiran; Chitra Kannabiran; Kalyana Chakravarthi; Geeta K. Vemuganti; Santosh G. Honavar

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2003
Tongue: English
Weight: 10 KB
Volume: 22
Category: Article
ISSN: 1059-7794
DOI: 10.1002/humu.9196

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lines 9-10: "Eight novel mutations were identified, including 4 single base changes…" This should read: "Eight novel mutations were identified, including 5 single base changes…" 2. Page 3, second line from bottom: "…(g.76940del12; IVS15del+20-33) extending from +18 to +32 of the intron (RB72)."

This should read: "…(g.76940del14; IVS15del+20-33) extending from +20 to +33 of the intron (RB72).

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