Joyce T. Turner's research while affiliated with George Washington University and other places

Publications (3)

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The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management challenges, a review of the relevant literature, and a summary of the authors' suggested management approaches. The goal of this series is to help reader...
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Wilms tumor (WT) is the most common renal tumor in pediatrics, representing 6.3% of all childhood cancers. It is a developmental neoplasm that arises from embryonic kidney precursor cells. Most WTs are sporadic, but about 10–15% of patients have clinical features that suggest the presence of a constitutional predisposing mutation. Such features inc...
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WT1‐related disorders are a group of conditions associated with an aberrant or absent copy of the WT1 gene. WT1 encodes a zinc‐finger protein that not only acts as a tumor suppressor, but also is important for gonadal, urogenital tract, and diaphragmatic development. This group of conditions encompasses a phenotypic spectrum that includes WAGR synd...

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... Identified driver genes include WT1, TRIM28, REST, and the 11p15 locus, and they are associated with conditions varying from easily recognisable syndromes to only an increased risk of WT [10]. However, the prevalence of (epi)genetic alterations known to predispose to WT likely represents only the tip of the iceberg [11][12][13], and this consideration takes us to level B of the debate. ...
... Wilms' tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies, and mental retardation (WAGR; OMIM#194072) syndrome is a contiguous gene deletion syndrome caused by a de novo deletion including the 11p13 region [1,2]. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a behaviorally defined neurodevelopmental syndrome associated with various genetic and non-genetic causes [3] that is frequently observed in individuals with WAGR syndrome at a reported incidence of 20-52%, which is markedly higher than in the general population (1-4%) [1,[4][5][6]. ...