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Genetic susceptibility to cognitive decline following craniospinal irradiation for pediatric central nervous system tumors.
Neuro-oncology - 5 Sept 2023
Brown Austin L, Sok Pagna, Raghubar Kimberly P, Lupo Philip J, Richard Melissa A, Morrison Alanna C, Yang Jun J, Stewart Clinton F, Okcu Mehmet Fatih, Chintagumpala Murali M, Gajjar Amar, Kahalley Lisa S, Conklin Heather, Scheurer Michael E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Survivors of pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors treated with craniospinal irradiation (CSI) exhibit long-term cognitive difficulties. Goals of this study were to evaluate longitudinal effects of candidate and novel genetic variants on cognitive decline following CSI. METHODS: Intelligence quotient (IQ), working memory (WM), and processing speed (PS) were longitudinally collected from...
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