Nephroblastoma, also called Wilms tumor (WT), is the most common renal tumor of childhood. It can present as a single nodule, as multifocal unilateral lesions or as bilateral tumours. Typically, nephroblastoma comprises three histological components namely blastemal, epithelial and stromal. WT1, a zinc-finger transcription factor, was identified as the first nephroblastoma gene. Several other genes including CTNNB1, WTX, and TP53 have also been implicated in various stages of tumorigenesis of nephroblastoma.
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Cancer
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
02 Neoplasms
Malignant neoplasms, except primary neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract
2C90 Malignant neoplasms of kidney, except renal pelvis
H02301 Nephroblastoma
Di Renzo F, Doneda L, Menegola E, Sardella M, De Vecchi G, Collini P, Spreafico F, Fossati-Bellani F, Giavini E, Radice P, Perotti D
Title
The murine Pou6f2 gene is temporally and spatially regulated during kidney embryogenesis and its human homolog is overexpressed in a subset of Wilms tumors.
Mahamdallie SS, Hanks S, Karlin KL, Zachariou A, Perdeaux ER, Ruark E, Shaw CA, Renwick A, Ramsay E, Yost S, Elliott A, Birch J, Capra M, Gray J, Hale J, Kingston J, Levitt G, McLean T, Sheridan E, Renwick A, Seal S, Stiller C, Sebire N, Westbrook TF, Rahman N
Title
Mutations in the transcriptional repressor REST predispose to Wilms tumor.