Epidemiologic and molecular prognostic review of glioblastoma

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1985-1996

  Thakkar, Jigisha P ^a   Dolecek, Therese A ^b   Horbinski, Craig ^c   Ostrom, Quinn T ^d   Lightner, Donita D ^c   Barnholtz Sloan, Jill S ^d   Villano, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRX PROTEIN; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE 1; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE 2; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR MARKER; PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CPG ISLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GENDER; GENE MUTATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84907565288     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: 15387755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0275     Document Type: Review

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