PATZ1 Is Overexpressed in Pediatric Glial Tumors and Correlates with Worse Event-Free Survival in High-grade Gliomas.

ABSTRACT: Glial tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death and morbidity in children. Their diagnosis, mainly based on clinical and histopathological factors, is particularly challenging because of their high molecular heterogeneity. Thus, tumors with identical histotypes could result in variable biological behaviors and prognoses. The PATZ1 gene has been recently shown to be expressed in adult gliomas, including glioblastomas, where it correlates with the proneural subtype and with a better prognosis. Here, we analyzed the expression of PATZ1 in pediatric gliomas, first at mRNA level in a public database, and then at protein level, by immunohistochemistry, in a cohort of 52 glial brain tumors from young patients aged from 6 months to 16 years. As for adult tumors, we show that PATZ1 is en

SUBMITTER: Passariello A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6826955 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature