Journal of Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 301973, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/301973
Review Article
Retinoblastoma and the Genetic Theory of Cancer: An Old Paradigm Trying to Survive to the Evidence
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
2Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Oncology Unit, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Received 4 June 2009; Accepted 13 September 2009
Academic Editor: Peter G. Shields
Copyright © 2009 Domenico Mastrangelo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the
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