Medulloblastoma Growth Factor

• Autores: Tracy Hampton
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 309, Nº. 17, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Child Health), pág. 1765
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A newly identified molecular pathway appears to be essential for the growth and spread of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children (Snuderl M et al. Cell. 2013;152[5]:1065-1076). The pathway carries signals from host supportive tissue (stroma) to tumor cells via placental growth factor and its receptor neuropilin 1.