2021
Topographic correlates of driver mutations and endogenous gene expression in pediatric diffuse midline gliomas and hemispheric high-grade gliomas
Kazarian E, Marks A, Cui J, Darbinyan A, Tong E, Mueller S, Cha S, Aboian MS. Topographic correlates of driver mutations and endogenous gene expression in pediatric diffuse midline gliomas and hemispheric high-grade gliomas. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 14377. PMID: 34257334, PMCID: PMC8277861, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92943-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasDiffuse midline gliomaPediatric diffuse midline gliomasMidline gliomaGene panel testingDriver mutationsPanel testingTumor board reviewK27M mutationPediatric patientsNormal gene expression patternsH3 K27M-mutationImaging featuresPreoperative MRIEndogenous gene expressionCerebral hemispheresGliomas correlatesNormal brainGene expression patternsMutation testingPatientsTopographic distributionGliomasM mutationIDH1 mutation
2017
SOX2 immunity and tissue resident memory in children and young adults with glioma
Vasquez JC, Huttner A, Zhang L, Marks A, Chan A, Baehring JM, Kahle KT, Dhodapkar KM. SOX2 immunity and tissue resident memory in children and young adults with glioma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 134: 41-53. PMID: 28620836, PMCID: PMC7906294, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2515-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAntigen-Presenting CellsB7-H1 AntigenBrain NeoplasmsCell ProliferationChildChild, PreschoolCytokinesFemaleFlow CytometryGliomaHumansInfantMaleMyeloid CellsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, Small InterferingSOXB1 Transcription FactorsT-LymphocytesTransfectionYoung AdultConceptsPediatric glial tumorsGlial tumorsT cellsExpression of SOX2Inhibitory checkpointsCD8/CD4 T cellsTissue-resident memory phenotypeTumor-infiltrating immune cellsTumor-infiltrating T cellsTumor cellsYoung adultsResident memory phenotypeTissue-resident memoryAnti-tumor immunityT cell immunityCD4 T cellsNatural killer cellsGlial tumor cellsNew antigenic targetsSingle-cell mass cytometryHigh mutation burdenStem cell antigenGlioma initiating cellsImmune checkpointsPD-1