Clinicopathologic study of glioblastoma in children with neurofibromatosis type 1
Huttner AJ, Kieran MW, Yao X, Cruz L, Ladner J, Quayle K, Goumnerova LC, Irons MB, Ullrich NJ. Clinicopathologic study of glioblastoma in children with neurofibromatosis type 1. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2010, 54: 890-896. PMID: 20310005, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesErbB ReceptorsGene DosageGlioblastomaHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationInfantKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleNeurofibromatosis 1PTEN PhosphohydrolaseRetrospective StudiesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsNeurofibromatosis type 1Malignant tumorsType 1Median overall survivalLow-grade tumorsPeripheral nervous systemEpidermal growth factor receptor copy numberNon-NF1 patientsAdditional molecular studiesClinicopathologic studyOverall prognosisOverall survivalRetrospective reviewVascular proliferationPathologic indicatorsPatientsNervous systemTumors differsSame time periodGlioblastomaSmall sample sizeTumorsMethylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) geneSurvivalChildren