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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
Adult infratentorial gliomas are rare and have not been well studied. We therefore conducted genetic analysis of those tumors to see if there was any characteristic that could be relevant in clinical management and understanding of tumorigenesis. Nineteen adult infratentorial gliomas were analyzed for chromosomal aberration by comparative genomic hybridization, and for expression of p53 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) by immunohistochemistry. The most frequent chromosomal aberration was the gain of 7p, and five of the seven cerebellar or fourth ventricle malignant gliomas had that aberration. However, the gain of 7q, the characteristic abnormality of supratentorial astrocytomas commonly associated with the gaining of 7p, was observed only in 1 of 11 adult infratentorial astrocytic tumors. Combined losses of 1p and 19q, the genetic hallmark of oligodendroglioma, were not observed. Results of immunohistochemistry of p53 and EGFR were comparable to those reported in supratentorial gliomas. Our findings might suggest the presence of distinct tumorigenic pathway in adult infratentorial gliomas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1573-7373
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
251-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Brain Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Chromosome Aberrations, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Chromosome Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Comparative Genomic Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Frontal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Glioma, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Loss of Heterozygosity, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, pubmed-meshheading:18941867-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic characterization of adult infratentorial gliomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article