Knudson’s “Two-Hit” Hypothesis and Cancer Predisposition: A Bit More Complicated but Still Going Strong

Summary: This study by Treger and colleagues is a comprehensive evaluation of the genome and epigenome of tumors and constitutional tissue from children with Wilms tumor predisposition syndromes that demonstrates that the molecular features of Wilms tumors are dependent on the constitutional milieu of the patient in which they develop. See related article by Treger et al., p. 286