• Title of article

    Editorial: Retinoblastoma: A new challenge to the Knudson’s Dogma

  • Author/Authors

    Karaoui, Mohamed S. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital - Department of Medicine, Saudi Arabia

  • From page
    133
  • To page
    134
  • Abstract
    In 1971, Alfred Knudson was the first to propose the hypothesis predicting that two mutations (two hits) of keygenes in the control of cell division occurring in a retinal neuro-ectodermal cell were necessary for the development of retinoblastoma.
  • Journal title
    Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Journal title
    Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    2577561