Genetic analysis for certain childhood brain tumors soon a standard-of-care?

(German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)) An international team of researchers from the Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) together with colleagues at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has summarized hereditary gene defects which can trigger the development of certain malignant brain tumors (medulloblastoma). From their findings, the team has derived recommendations for routine genetic screening in medulloblastoma patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news