Dissecting the genomic complexity underlying medulloblastoma

DTW Jones, N Jäger, M Kool, T Zichner, B Hutter… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma is an aggressively growing tumour, arising in the cerebellum or
medulla/brain stem. It is the most common malignant brain tumour in children, and shows …

Novel mutations target distinct subgroups of medulloblastoma

G Robinson, M Parker, TA Kranenburg, C Lu, X Chen… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma is a malignant childhood brain tumour comprising four discrete subgroups.
Here, to identify mutations that drive medulloblastoma, we sequenced the entire genomes of …

Resolving medulloblastoma cellular architecture by single-cell genomics

V Hovestadt, KS Smith, L Bihannic, MG Filbin… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma is a malignant childhood cerebellar tumour type that comprises distinct
molecular subgroups. Whereas genomic characteristics of these subgroups are well …

Subtypes of medulloblastoma have distinct developmental origins

P Gibson, Y Tong, G Robinson, MC Thompson… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma encompasses a collection of clinically and molecularly diverse tumour
subtypes that together comprise the most common malignant childhood brain tumour …

Medulloblastoma exome sequencing uncovers subtype-specific somatic mutations

TJ Pugh, SD Weeraratne, TC Archer… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Medulloblastomas are the most common malignant brain tumours in children. Identifying
and understanding the genetic events that drive these tumours is critical for the development …

Subgroup-specific structural variation across 1,000 medulloblastoma genomes

PA Northcott, DJH Shih, J Peacock, L Garzia… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma, the most common malignant paediatric brain tumour, is currently treated
with nonspecific cytotoxic therapies including surgery, whole-brain radiation, and aggressive …

The whole-genome landscape of medulloblastoma subtypes

PA Northcott, I Buchhalter, AS Morrissy, V Hovestadt… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Current therapies for medulloblastoma, a highly malignant childhood brain tumour, impose
debilitating effects on the developing child, and highlight the need for molecularly targeted …

Active medulloblastoma enhancers reveal subgroup-specific cellular origins

CY Lin, S Erkek, Y Tong, L Yin, AJ Federation… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma is a highly malignant paediatric brain tumour, often inflicting devastating
consequences on the developing child. Genomic studies have revealed four distinct …

The transcriptional landscape of Shh medulloblastoma

P Skowron, H Farooq, FMG Cavalli, AS Morrissy… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma encompasses a clinically and molecularly diverse group
of cancers of the developing central nervous system. Here, we use unbiased sequencing of …

Stalled developmental programs at the root of pediatric brain tumors

S Jessa, A Blanchet-Cohen, B Krug, M Vladoiu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Childhood brain tumors have suspected prenatal origins. To identify vulnerable
developmental states, we generated a single-cell transcriptome atlas of> 65,000 cells from …