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Children are not just little adults: recent advances in understanding of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma biology.
Pediatric research - 1 Jan 2014
Schroeder Kristin M, Hoeman Christine M, Becher Oren J
Abstract excerpt
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a high-grade glioma that originates in the pons and is seen exclusively in children. Despite numerous efforts to improve treatment, DIPG remains incurable with 90% of children dying within 2 y of diagnosis, making it one of the leading causes of death in children with brain tumors. With the advent of new genomic tools, the genetic landscape of DIPG is slowly being...
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