News tagged with meningioma
Genetic landscape of common brain tumors holds key to personalized treatment
Nearly the entire genetic landscape of the most common form of brain tumor can be explained by abnormalities in just five genes, an international team of researchers led by Yale School of Medicine scientists report online ...
Cancer
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Genomic sequencing identifies mutant 'drivers' of common brain tumor
Large-scale genomic sequencing has revealed two DNA mutations that appear to drive about 15 percent of brain tumors known as meningiomas, a finding that could lead to the first effective drug treatments for the tumors, report ...
Genetics
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Frequent dental X-rays linked to most common brain tumor
People who received frequent dental x-rays in the past have an increased risk of developing the most commonly diagnosed primary brain tumor in the United States. That is the finding of a study published early online in Cancer, a peer ...
Cancer
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Genetic link to rare brain tumour discovered
Cancer Research UK funded scientists have conducted the first whole-genome scan of the brain tumour meningioma and revealed a genetic region that increases the risk of developing the disease, according to research published ...
Cancer
Aug 02, 2011 |
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