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Wilms Tumor: Clinical and Molecular Characterization

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-VII
  2. Clinical Presentation and Treatment

    • Max J. Coppes, Christine Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams
    Pages 1-23
  3. Histopathology

    • Max J. Coppes, Christine Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams
    Pages 25-39
  4. Genetics of Wilms Tumor

    • Max J. Coppes, Christine Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams
    Pages 41-56
  5. Cloning and Characterization of the WT1 Locus

    • Max J. Coppes, Christine Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams
    Pages 57-73
  6. Developmental and Tissue-Specific Expression Patterns of the Wilms Tumor Suppressor Gene WT1

    • Max J. Coppes, Christine Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams
    Pages 75-88
  7. Cellular Functions of WT1

    • Max J. Coppes, Christine Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams
    Pages 89-112
  8. Naturally Occurring Mutations in the WTI Gene

    • Max J. Coppes, Christine Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams
    Pages 113-135
  9. Other Loci Implicated in Wilms Tumor

    • Max J. Coppes, Christine Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams
    Pages 137-155
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 157-163

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WT1 is a DNA Binding Protein Containing Four C2H2 Zinc Fingers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 The DNA Binding Domain ofWT1 ··············································~··· 90 WT1 Inhibits Tag and SV40 Origin Dependent Replication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 WT1 is an Unusual C2H2 Zinc Finger Protein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 WT1 is a Transcriptional Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Possible Downstream Targets ofWT1 Transcriptional Regulation . . . 103 Protein-Protein Interactions Involving WT1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Other Factors that May Contribute to or Modify the Cellular Function ofWT1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 WT1 and Apoptosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 7. Naturally Occurring Mutations in the WTJ Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 WTI Mutations in Wilms Tumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Analysis of WTI Mutations in Tumors Other than Wilms Tumor . . . 122 Constitutional WTI Mutations and the Denys-Drash Syndrome . . . . . . 125 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 8. Other Loci Implicated in Wtlms Tumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Nephrogenic Rests, WTI Mutations and Wilms Tumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Undetectable WTI Mutations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Wilms Tumor and WITI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Loss of Heterozygosity for Chromosome 1 p and 16q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Wilms Tumor and Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Wilms Tumor and Perlman Syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Imprinting, IGF/l, HI9 and Wilms Tumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Wilms Tumor and Li-F raumeni Syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Familial Wilms Tumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Wilms Tumorand Other Disease Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7 =====PREFACE===== ilms tumor is a common pediatric neoplasm of the kidney which has been W considered a paradigm for understanding the etiology of embryonal tu­ mors.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tom Baker Cancer Centre and University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Max J. Coppes

  • Department of Cancer Biology Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

    Christine E. Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Wilms Tumor: Clinical and Molecular Characterization

  • Authors: Max J. Coppes, Christine E. Campbell, Bryan R. G. Williams

  • Series Title: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22621-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-22623-0Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-22621-6Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-0414

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 163

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with R.G. Landes, Biomedical Publishers, Austin, USA

  • Topics: Cancer Research, Molecular Medicine

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