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Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine GliomaThis chapter summarizes recent advances in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and potential novel therapies
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Medulloblastoma therapy generates risk of a poorly-prognostic H3 wild-type subgroup of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: a report from the International DIPG RegistryThese findings provide a compelling argument for efforts to reduce exposure of the brainstem in the treatment of medulloblastoma
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The case for DNA methylation based molecular profiling to improve diagnostic accuracy for central nervous system embryonal tumors (not otherwise specified) in adultsWe report the case of a 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a NOS based on immunohistochemical analysis of the patient's tumor at diagnosis.

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Delivering smart drugs into cellsThe Drug Discovery Unit has been finding ways for smart drugs to penetrate deep into cells and attacking their disease targets while causing fewer side effects
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New test proves effective in more cancersAvantogen Limited (ACU:ASX) today announced that cancer researchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research (TICHR) and Avantogen Limited
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National study to unravel triggers for childhood leukaemiaA national study is investigating diet, chemical exposure and genetic factors in a new bid to unravel the causes of childhood leukaemia.
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Validation of a mouse xenograft model system for gene expression analysis of human acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaPre-clinical models that effectively recapitulate human disease are critical for expanding our knowledge of cancer biology and drug resistance mechanisms.

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National Case-Control Study of Childhood Brain TumoursThe Australian Study of Childhood Brain Tumours was a national case-control study into the risk factors for childhood brain tumours (CBT).

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Folate pathway gene polymorphisms and risk of childhood brain tumors: Results from an Australian case-control studyRecent research suggests that maternal folic acid supplementation is associated with a reduced risk of childhood brain tumors (CBT); polymorphisms in folate...