Epidemiology and Molecular Epidemiology
Incidence, prevalence, and survival for diffuse low-grade gliomas and diffuse anaplastic gliomas (including grade II and grade III astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas) varies by histologic type, age at diagnosis, sex, and race/ethnicity. Significant progress has been made in identifying potential risk factors for glioma, although more research is warranted. The strongest risk factors that have been identified thus far include allergies/atopic disease, ionizing radiation, and heritable genetic factors. Further analysis of large, multicenter epidemiologic studies, and well-annotated “omic” datasets, can potentially lead to further understanding of the relationship between gene and environment in the process of brain tumor development.
Source: Neurosurgery Clinics of North America - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Luc Bauchet, Quinn T. Ostrom Source Type: research
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