Retinoblastoma Xenograft (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Retinoblastoma Xenograft

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Retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer, usually develops in early childhood. Human tumor cells implanted and grown in mice could offer researchers a new way to study the cancer. A stained sample of one such tumor, or orthotopic xenograft, is shown.

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Michael Clay, MD

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