medulloblastoma

/ mɪˌdʌləʊblæsˈtəʊmə /

noun

1. a rapidly growing brain tumour that develops in children and is responsive to radiotherapy

Example Sentences

Though small, the ORF’s product is essential for the survival of medulloblastoma tumors, a brain cancer that affects children, they reported on 18 January in Molecular Cell.

From Science Magazine

This miniprotein was not in the original analysis of the human genome, yet “it has a critical role in medulloblastoma,” Saghatelian agrees.

From Science Magazine

In addition to diseases characterized by bone loss, Ctdnep1 has also been reported as a causative factor in medulloblastoma -- a childhood brain tumor.

From Science Daily

Medulloblastoma are the most common type of malignant brain cancer in children.

From Science Daily

The most aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of the disease is group 3 medulloblastoma, which is often fatal.

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