Suspicions confirmed: Brain tumors in children have a common cause
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
An overactive signaling pathway is a common cause in cases of pilocytic astrocytoma, the most frequent type of brain cancer in children. In all 96 cases studied, researchers found defects in genes involved in a particular pathway. Hence, drugs can be used to help affected children by blocking components of the signaling cascade.