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Cancer-Predisposition Genetic Analysis in Children with Brain Tumors Treated at a Single Institution in Japan.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2022
Fukushima Hiroko, Suzuki Ryoko, Yamaki Yuni, Hosaka Sho, Inaba Masako, Muroi Ai, Tsurubuchi Takao, Morii Wataru, Noguchi Emiko, Takada Hidetoshi
Abstract excerpt
Brain tumors affect one-third of all children with cancer. Approximately 10% of children with cancer carry variants in cancer-predisposition genes. However, germline analyses in large cohorts of Asian children have not been reported. Thirty-eight Japanese patients with pediatric brain tumors were included in this study (19 boys, 19 girls). DNA was extracted from the patients' peripheral blood, and...
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