Methylation of the hTERT promoter is frequent in choroid plexus tumors but not of independent prognostic value

J Neurooncol. 2014 Aug;119(1):215-6. doi: 10.1007/s11060-014-1473-7. Epub 2014 May 14.

Authors

Vincent Ruland¹, Stefan Hartung, Uwe Kordes, Johannes E Wolff, Werner Paulus, Martin Hasselblatt

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Pottkamp 2, 48149, Münster, Germany.

PMID: 24825541
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1473-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carcinoma / genetics*
Carcinoma / pathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / genetics*
Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / pathology
DNA Methylation
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Papilloma / genetics*
Papilloma / pathology
Prognosis
Promoter Regions, Genetic*
Telomerase / genetics*

Substances

TERT protein, human
Telomerase