A contemporary review of molecular candidates for the development and treatment of childhood medulloblastoma
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: N. Ceren SUMER-TURANLIGIL, Emel Öykü ÇETİN UYANIKGİL, Yiğit UYANIKGİL
Child's Nervous System, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2013, vol 29, pp 381-388
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-2014-3
Summary
Medulloblastoma is the most common pediatric central nervous system tumor; however, the causes are not well established. There has been some emphasis on mutations in developmental pathways and their impact on tumor pathology in hereditary diseases, but, in order to better understand the nature of diseases like medulloblastoma, other mechanisms also require attention.