This is the most common type of brain tumor in children. An astrocytoma is a type of glioma, the most common type of brain tumor. Gliomas are tumors that begin in the glial cells that support nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. An astrocytoma forms in the astrocytes, a star-shape...
Glioblastomamultiforme, amalignant tumor, is the most common type of astrocytoma that arises from astrocytes and is a glioma. Victims of this tumor include Senator Ted Kennedy, George Gershwin, and Ethel Merman. Cerebral palsydescribes the condition where a developing infant's brain is deprived of ...
We examined the relationship of SV40 to a malignant astrocytoma found in the right frontal lobe of a pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina) infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). Consistent with the histologic diagnosis, the tumor was immunoreactive with antibodies to S-100 protein, ...
Gliomas:Gliomas are brain tumors that are derived from glial cells, which are cells that support the neurons. A primary brain tumor refers to a tumor that begins in the brain and not elsewhere, e.g. the lung. Astrocytomas are the most common primary gliomas.Answer and Explanation: ...
Characterization of a side population of astrocytoma cells in response to temozolomide. J. Neurosurg. 109, 856–866 (2008). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Haraguchi, N. et al. Characterization of a side population of cancer cells from human gastrointestinal system. Stem Cells 24, 506–513...
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a tool for studying gene expression at the single-cell level that has been widely used due to its unprecedented high resolution. In the present review, we outline the preparation process and sequencing platforms
Renal angiomyolipoma is a benign neoplasm, not a hamartoma. Angiomyolipoma may be included in a group of tumors of perivascular epithelioid cells (PEComas). Renal angiomyolipoma occurs as either a sporadic form or a hereditary form as a part of syndrome
Table 2 Layered diagnosis with an example Full size table Regarding taxonomy, “type” replaces “entity” and “subtype” replaces “variant”, and some diagnoses have been revised for clarity, as “anaplastic” is removed, so diagnoses such as “anaplastic astrocytoma” and “anaplastic oligoden...
Interestingly, H2A.Z is not completely lost from chromatin; instead, its levels are reduced at certain sites while increasing at others. This observation contrasts with findings from SRCAP mutations or depletion, which result in a site-specific loss of H2A.Z. This discrepancy raises an important ...
Protein kinase C epsilon is an endogenous photosensitizer that enhances ultraviolet radiation-induced cutaneous damage and development of squamous cell carcinomas. Cancer Res 2004; 64: 7756–7765. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Sand JM, Aziz MH, Dreckschmidt NE, Havighurst TC, Kim K, Oberley TD ...