Abstract
We have extended our understanding of the molecular biology that underlies adult glioblastoma over many years. By contrast, high-grade gliomas in children and adolescents have remained a relatively under-investigated disease. The latest large-scale genomic and epigenomic profiling studies have yielded an unprecedented abundance of novel data and provided deeper insights into gliomagenesis across all age groups, which has highlighted key distinctions but also some commonalities. As we are on the verge of dissecting glioblastomas into meaningful biological subgroups, this Review summarizes the hallmark genetic alterations that are associated with distinct epigenetic features and patient characteristics in both paediatric and adult disease, and examines the complex interplay between the glioblastoma genome and epigenome.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 92-107 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Nature Reviews Cancer |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2014 |
Funding
This work was principally supported by the PedBrain Tumor Project contributing to the International Cancer Genome Consortium, funded by German Cancer Aid (109252) and by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF; grants #01KU1201A, MedSys #0315416C and NGFNplus #01GS0883). This work was further performed within the context of the I-CHANGE consortium supported by Genome Canada, Genome Quebec, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research