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Br J Ophthalmol 2005;89:393 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.056739
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IVF and retinoblastoma

  1. D BenEzra
  1. Correspondence to: D BenEzra Hadassah University Hospital, POB 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel; benezramd.huji.ac.il
  • Accepted 20 August 2004

I read with great interest the letter published in the BJO by Lee et al.1 It reports on the first child born after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and harbouring a unilateral retinoblastoma in the United States.

However, it should be noted that this reported child is the eighth documented child (not the sixth as mentioned by the authors). The first child ever observed was reported by our group …

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