Identification of a neuronal transcription factor network involved in medulloblastoma development

Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Łastowska, Maria ^a,e   Al Afghani, Hani ^a   Al Balool, Haya H ^a   Sheth, Harsh ^a   Mercer, Emma ^a,f   Coxhead, Jonathan M ^b   Redfern, Chris PF ^a   Peters, Heiko ^a   Burt, Alastair D ^a,g   Santibanez Koref, Mauro ^a   Bacon, Chris M ^a   Chesler, Louis ^c   Rust, Alistair G ^d   Adams, David J ^d   Williamson, Daniel ^a   Clifford, Steven C ^a   Jackson, Michael S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (United Kingdom)

^c Division of Clinical Studies and Cancer Therapeutics   (United Kingdom)

^d WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Medulloblastoma; Mutagenesis; Transcription network

Indexed keywords

EID: 85005917828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20515960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2051-5960-1-35     Document Type: Article

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