Childhood Brain Tumor Traced To Normal Stem Cells Gone Bad
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
An aggressive childhood brain tumor known as medulloblastoma originates in normal brain "stem" cells that turn malignant when acted on by a known mutant, cancer-causing oncogene, say researchers. The findings hint at potential new treatment approaches for medulloblastoma by targeting the origins of the tumors, and further suggest that not all patients' tumors may be born from the same cells.